District of Columbia § 19-1513 When disclaimer barred or limited.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-1513 — When disclaimer barred or limited.

District of Columbia·Title 19 Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]·Ch. 15 Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests.

(a)A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(b)A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(1)The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(2)The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so; or

(3)A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.

(c)A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(d)A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is ex

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(a) A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(b) A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(1) The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(2) The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so; or

(3) A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.

(c) A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(d) A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant.

(e) A disclaimer is barred or limited if so provided by law other than this chapter.

(f) A disclaimer of a power over property which is barred by this section is ineffective. A disclaimer of an interest in property which is barred by this section takes effect as a transfer of the interest disclaimed to the persons who would have taken the interest under this chapter had the disclaimer not been barred.

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