{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-602.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-602.13","heading":"Alteration of rights.","body":"(a)\nRights at death under section 19-602.12 are determined by the type of account at the death of a party. The type of account may be altered by written notice given by a party to the financial institution to change the type of account or to stop or vary payment under the terms of the account. The notice must be signed by a party and received by the financial institution during the party’s lifetime.\n\n(b)\nA right of survivorship arising from the express terms of the account, section 19-602.12, or a POD designation, may not be altered by will.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 6. Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law.","Subchapter II. Multiple-Person Accounts.","Part B. Ownership as Between Parties and Others."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-602.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d64d3f54c50c1bf3fdcf7b142a7132ebd2d6d35aa287bafb9fdd5d4520e1f74f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-602.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-602.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}