{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2106","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2106","heading":"Separate composition or compromise.","body":"Any one of several joint debtors when their debt is overdue, may make a separate composition or compromise with their creditors, with the same effect as is provided in the case of parties by Chapter 3 of Title 41 [now chapter 3 of Title 33].","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 21. Joint Contracts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2106","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cdd309783bb0bba4af98541f06534cfce5c9f81eaeacd7d597529676cc328571","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2105","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}