District of Columbia § 18-109 Revocation of wills; revival.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 18-109 — Revocation of wills; revival.

District of Columbia § 18-109

Title 18Wills. [Enacted title]

Ch. 1General Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 18-109 (2026).

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(a)A will or codicil, or a part thereof, may not be revoked, except by implication of law, otherwise than by

(1)a later will, codicil, or other writing declaring the revocation, executed as provided by section 18-103 or 18-107 ; or

(2)burning, tearing, cancelling, or obliterating the will or codicil, or the part thereof, with the intention of revoking it, by the testator himself, or by a person in his presence and by his express direction and consent.

(b)A will or codicil, or a part thereof, after it is revoked, may not be revived otherwise than by its re-execution, or by a codicil executed as provided in the case of wills, and then only to the extent to which an intention to revive is shown.

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(a) A will or codicil, or a part thereof, may not be revoked, except by implication of law, otherwise than by

(1) a later will, codicil, or other writing declaring the revocation, executed as provided by section 18-103 or 18-107 ; or

(2) burning, tearing, cancelling, or obliterating the will or codicil, or the part thereof, with the intention of revoking it, by the testator himself, or by a person in his presence and by his express direction and consent.

(b) A will or codicil, or a part thereof, after it is revoked, may not be revived otherwise than by its re-execution, or by a codicil executed as provided in the case of wills, and then only to the extent to which an intention to revive is shown.