{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1204.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-1204.05","heading":"Claims pertaining to a series.","body":"(a)\nA series of a statutory trust may not sue or be sued in its own name.\n\n(b)\nIf a series trust has a claim against a person which pertains to the property of a series thereof, the trust may assert the claim under § 29-1203.08 and shall allocate the proceeds of the claim under §§ 29-1204.01 and 29-1204.02.\n\n(c)\nIf a person has a claim against a series trust which pertains to the property of a series thereof, to assert the claim the person must bring the claim against the trust, stating that the claim pertains to the property of a series thereof and specifying the series if known. To the extent the claim succeeds and is reduced to judgment:\n(1)\nThe judgment must state that it is collectable only against the property of the specified series; and\n(2)\nThe judgment creditor may levy on the judgment only by serving the series trust, which shall satisfy the judgment by using only the property of the specified series.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 12. Statutory Trusts.","Subchapter IV. Series Trusts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-1204.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9a5a78799a9a2af89e70ae21f08cc35a34c1583286862283a11c99537f94f2be","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1204.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1205.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}