{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1302.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1302.02","heading":"Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary.","body":"(a)\nBy accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in the District of Columbia or by moving the principal place of administration to the District of Columbia, the trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Columbia regarding any matter involving the trust.\n\n(b)\nWith respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in the District of Columbia are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Columbia regarding any matter involving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Columbia regarding any matter involving the trust.\n\n(c)\nThis section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter II. Judicial Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1302.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ba5dd73bf34666746158e1729a2dd12cdb6800531a1c0969b1981dfec70c9f5b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1302.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1303.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}