{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-109","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 18-109","heading":"Revocation of wills; revival.","body":"(a)\nA will or codicil, or a part thereof, may not be revoked, except by implication of law, otherwise than by\n(1)\na later will, codicil, or other writing declaring the revocation, executed as provided by section 18-103 or 18-107; or\n(2)\nburning, tearing, cancelling, or obliterating the will or codicil, or the part thereof, with the intention of revoking it, by the testator himself, or by a person in his presence and by his express direction and consent.\n\n(b)\nA will or codicil, or a part thereof, after it is revoked, may not be revived otherwise than by its re-execution, or by a codicil executed as provided in the case of wills, and then only to the extent to which an intention to revive is shown.","path":["Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-109","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"20b2ad4acf2c015d2e34ed465991056e7901f9f9b7f4f416c028e1d98bd38099","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-108","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}