{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1505","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1505","heading":"Power to disclaim; general requirements; when irrevocable.","body":"(a)\nA person may disclaim, in whole or part, any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment. A person may disclaim the interest or power even if its creator imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim.\n\n(b)\nExcept to the extent a fiduciary’s right to disclaim is expressly restricted or limited by another statute of the District of Columbia or by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, a fiduciary may disclaim, in whole or part, any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment, whether acting in a personal or representative capacity. A fiduciary may disclaim the interest or power even if its creator imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim, or an instrument other than the instrument that created the fiduciary relationship imposed a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nTo be effective, a disclaimer must:\n(A)\nBe in a writing or other record;\n(B)\nDeclare the disclaimer;\n(C)\nDescribe the interest or power disclaimed;\n(D)\nBe signed by the person making the disclaimer; and\n(E)\nBe delivered or filed in the manner provided in § 19-1512.\n(2)\nFor the purposes of this subsection, the term:\n(A)\n“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.\n(B)\n“Signed” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:\n(i)\nExecute or adopt a tangible symbol; or\n(ii)\nAttach to or logically associate with the record an electronic sound, symbol, or process.\n\n(d)\nA partial disclaimer may be expressed as a fraction, percentage, monetary amount, term of years, limitation of a power, or any other interest or estate in the property.\n\n(e)\nA disclaimer becomes irrevocable when it is delivered or filed pursuant to § 19-1512 or when it becomes effective as provided in §§ 19-1506 through 19-1511, whichever occurs later.\n\n(f)\nA disclaimer made under this chapter is not a transfer, assignment, or release.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 15. Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1505","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"acd4ab55dabc1ceda38558a648b7ec8aada645c911c6de55c6adfd5bc98102d3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1504","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}