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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 19-602.15: Community property and tenancy by the entireties.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 6. Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law.
  3. Subchapter II. Multiple-Person Accounts.
  4. Part B. Ownership as Between Parties and Others.

(a)

A deposit of community property in an account does not alter the community character of the property or community rights in the property, but a right of survivorship between parties married to or domestic partners of each other arising from the express terms of the account or section 19-602.12 may not be altered by will.

(b)

This subchapter does not affect the law governing tenancy by the entireties.

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