{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-708","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 18-708","heading":"Source and construction.","body":"Sections 18-701   through 18-707   derive from Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will. In interpreting and applying this chapter, regard shall be had to its international origin and to the need for uniformity in its interpretation.","path":["Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. International Will; Information Registration."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-708","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"15b442d1f11e59d723fbf3d9059fa57bf6abe233627d24e2d2d76146449f0bd1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-707","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}