District of Columbia § 16-554 Claims to attached property.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-554 — Claims to attached property.

District of Columbia § 16-554

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 5Attachment and Garnishment.

Subch. IIAttachment and Garnishment After Judgment in Aid of Execution.

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D.C. Code § 16-554 (2026).

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Any person may file his motion and affidavit in the cause, at any time before the final disposition of the property attached or its proceeds, except where it is real property, setting forth a claim thereto or an interest in or lien upon the same. The court, without other pleadings, shall try the issues raised by the claim, with a jury if either party so requests, and may make all orders necessary to protect any rights of the claimant.

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Any person may file his motion and affidavit in the cause, at any time before the final disposition of the property attached or its proceeds, except where it is real property, setting forth a claim thereto or an interest in or lien upon the same. The court, without other pleadings, shall try the issues raised by the claim, with a jury if either party so requests, and may make all orders necessary to protect any rights of the claimant.