{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2309","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-2309","heading":"Right of heir, devisee, or nonprobate transferee.","body":"(a)\nAn heir, devisee, or nonprobate transferee of a deceased community-property spouse may assert a claim for relief with respect to a right under this chapter in accordance with the following rules:\n(1)\nIn an action asserting a right in or to property, the heir, devisee, or nonprobate transferee must:\n(A)\nNot later than 3 years after the death of the decedent, commence an action against the surviving community-property spouse of the decedent who is in possession of the property; or\n(B)\nNot later than 6 months after appointment of the personal representative of the decedent, send a demand in a record to the personal representative; and\n(2)\nIn an action other than an action under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the heir, devisee, or nonprobate transferee must:\n(A)\nNot later than 6 months after the appointment of the personal representative of the decedent, send a demand in a record to the personal representative; or\n(B)\nIf a personal representative is not appointed, commence the action not later than 3 years after the death of the decedent.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 23. Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Code."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-2309","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e0f9457c54e8309d54cb927b141e08400bb7ca1203e566ff7c120bd776aec1b3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2308","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}