{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-901","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-901","heading":"Claim not paid in normal course of administration.","body":"No proceeding to enforce a claim against a decedent’s estate may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After appointment, and until the estate is closed, the procedures prescribed by this chapter shall be followed. After the estate is closed, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover directly from the persons to whom property has been distributed as provided in sections 20-1302   and 20-1303   or from a personal representative individually as provided in section 20-1303  .","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Claims."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-901","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4a2a555f90080d521122112eac4614f54e15721697481cb9a316ec7c15e49dec","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-753","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}