{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-905","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-905","heading":"Manner of presentation of claim.","body":"(a)\nA claimant shall present a claim against a decedent’s estate by delivering or mailing, return receipt requested, a written statement of the claim, verified in accordance with section 20-102:\n(1)\nto the personal representative with a copy to the Register; or\n(2)\nto the Register with a copy to the personal representative.\n\n(b)\nA statement of a claim shall state:\n(1)\nthe name and address of the claimant;\n(2)\nthe basis of the claim;\n(3)\nthe amount claimed;\n(4)\nif the claim is not yet due, when the claim will become due;\n(5)\nif the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency; and\n(6)\nif the claim is secured, a description of the security.\n\n(c)\nThe Court may, in its discretion, disallow a claim, in whole or in part, if the claimant fails to comply with subsections (a) and (b) or with the personal representative’s reasonable requests for additional information.","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/20-905","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ec3a182f6b9b5fc9247526a0ce5d7ed90aaf6a39b52ce66962e33cfa9537ca75","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-904","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}