District of Columbia Statutes
§ 18-103 — Execution of written will; attestation.
District of Columbia § 18-103
This text of District of Columbia § 18-103 (Execution of written will; attestation.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 18-103 (2026).
Text
A will or testament, other than a will executed in the manner provided by section 18-107 or Chapter 9 of this title , is void unless it is:
(1)in writing and signed by the testator, or by another person in his presence and by his express direction; and
(2)attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by at least two credible witnesses.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
In Re Estate Of Florence Voelzel Kerr, A/K/A Florence V. Kerr, Deceased. Ralph L. Atchison, Administrator, C.T.A.
433 F.2d 479 (D.C. Circuit, 1970)
Estate of Presgrave v. Stephens
529 A.2d 274 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1987)
Ingersoll v. Ingersoll
950 A.2d 672 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008)
In Re Estate of Richardson
736 A.2d 991 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1999)
Davis v. Davis
471 A.2d 1008 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1984)
In Re Estate of Paul Latimer Weir, Deceased. Margaret Partee Weihs v. Elizabeth Holmead
475 F.2d 988 (D.C. Circuit, 1973)
In Re Estate of Burleson
738 A.2d 1199 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1999)
In Re Estate of Francesca Hall, Deceased. Navy Relief Society v. Marion Edwyn Harrison and Charles R. Hoover
466 F.2d 340 (D.C. Circuit, 1972)
Emma M. Govan v. Julie Ebner Brown
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2020)
In Re Estate of Henneghan
45 A.3d 684 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2012)
In Re Estate of Weston
833 A.2d 490 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2003)
Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 686, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
Nearby Sections
15
§ 18-1001
General provisions.§ 18-101
Definitions.§ 18-102
Capacity to make a will.§ 18-107
Nuncupative wills.§ 18-108
Execution of power by will.§ 18-109
Revocation of wills; revival.§ 18-111
Withholding will.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 18-103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/18-103.