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D.C. Code § 19-602.13: Alteration of rights.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 6. Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law.
- Subchapter II. Multiple-Person Accounts.
- Part B. Ownership as Between Parties and Others.
(a)
Rights at death under section 19-602.12 are determined by the type of account at the death of a party. The type of account may be altered by written notice given by a party to the financial institution to change the type of account or to stop or vary payment under the terms of the account. The notice must be signed by a party and received by the financial institution during the party’s lifetime.
(b)
A right of survivorship arising from the express terms of the account, section 19-602.12, or a POD designation, may not be altered by will.
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