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

D.C. Code § 19-903: Reformation.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 9. Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; Uniform Law.

Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by section 19-901(a)(2) , (b)(2), or (c)(2) if:

(1)

A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under section 19-901;

(2)

A class gift is not but might become invalid under section 19-901 and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or

(3)

A nonvested property interest that is not validated by section 19-901(a)(1) can vest but not within 90 years after its creation.

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