District of Columbia Statutes
§ 19-305 — Distribution of surplus after payment to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
District of Columbia § 19-305
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Intestates’ Estates.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 19-305 (2026).
Text
The surplus, above the share of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, or the whole surplus, when there is no surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, descends and is distributed as provided by this chapter and by section 19-701 .
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 698, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 5(n), 53 DCR 1035
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District of Columbia § 19-305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/19-305.