{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-12-305","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 12-305","heading":"Actions against decedents’ estates.","body":"In an action against the estate of a deceased person, the interval, not exceeding two years, between the death of the deceased and 6 months after the date of the first publication of notice of the appointment of a personal representative under section 20-704 may not be computed as a part of the period within which the action must be brought.","path":["Title 12. Right to Remedy. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Limitation of Actions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/12-305","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e532d5d62d4fd47d7ec282d8288337573d4602f1b9acb1b011d19fcfe0b6c639","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-12-304","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-12-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}