District of Columbia Statutes

§ 12-305 — Actions against decedents’ estates.

District of Columbia § 12-305
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 12Right to Remedy. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Limitation of Actions.

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D.C. Code § 12-305 (2026).

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In an action against the estate of a deceased person, the interval, not exceeding two years, between the death of the deceased and 6 months after the date of the first publication of notice of the appointment of a personal representative under section 20-704 may not be computed as a part of the period within which the action must be brought.

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Related

District of Columbia v. Patterson
667 A.2d 1338 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1995)
31 case citations
Garfinkle v. Needle
201 F.2d 202 (D.C. Circuit, 1952)

Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 511, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 202(a), 27 DCR 2155

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