District of Columbia § 16-3105 Plenary proceeding; refusal to answer as required.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-3105 — Plenary proceeding; refusal to answer as required.

District of Columbia·Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]·Ch. 31 Probate Court Proceedings.

When either of the parties having a contest in the Probate Court requires, the court may direct a plenary proceeding, by bill or petition, to which there shall be an answer, on oath or affirmation. If the party, refuses to answer on oath or affirmation, as the case may require, to any matter alleged in the bill or petition, and proper for the court to decide upon, the court may exercise its contempt power, or it may have his property attached and sequestered as provided by section 16-3104  .

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When either of the parties having a contest in the Probate Court requires, the court may direct a plenary proceeding, by bill or petition, to which there shall be an answer, on oath or affirmation. If the party, refuses to answer on oath or affirmation, as the case may require, to any matter alleged in the bill or petition, and proper for the court to decide upon, the court may exercise its contempt power, or it may have his property attached and sequestered as provided by section 16-3104 .

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