{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-604.12","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-604.12","heading":"Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor’s life.","body":"During a transferor’s life, a transfer on death deed does not:\n\n(1)\nAffect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;\n\n(2)\nAffect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n\n(3)\nAffect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n\n(4)\nAffect the transferor’s or designated beneficiary’s eligibility for any form of public assistance;\n\n(5)\nCreate a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary; or\n\n(6)\nSubject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 6. Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law.","Subchapter IV. Uniform Real Property Transfers On Death."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-604.12","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"01d9dbe14a94567725cc9f306156ed5afd147d21a7b57da8aecf30a320c76ce5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-604.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-604.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}