District of Columbia Statutes

§ 18-303 — General devise and bequest of all property.

District of Columbia § 18-303
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 18Wills. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Devises and Bequests.

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D.C. Code § 18-303 (2026).

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A devise and bequest purporting to be of all real or personal property, or both, belonging to the testator, includes also all property of either or both kinds, respectively, over which he has a general power of appointment, unless a contrary intention appears in the testamentary instrument containing the devise or bequest.

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Legislative History

Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 688, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1

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