District of Columbia Statutes
§ 19-112 — Devise or bequest to a spouse or domestic partner.
District of Columbia § 19-112
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
Ch. 1Rights of Surviving Spouse or Domestic Partner, and Children.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 19-112 (2026).
Text
Subject to section 19-114 , and unless it is otherwise expressed in the will, a devise of real estate or an interest therein, or a bequest of personal estate or an interest therein, to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, bars his or her share in the decedent’s estate.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 696, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 801(f), 48 DCR 2087; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 5(g), 53 DCR 1035; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 92(c), 53 DCR 6794
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 19-112, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/19-112.