District of Columbia Statutes
§ 19-321 — Descent through alien ancestor no bar.
District of Columbia § 19-321
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Intestates’ Estates.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 19-321 (2026).
Text
In making title by descent it is no bar to a party claiming as heir that an ancestor, whether living or dead, through whom he derives his descent from the intestate, is or has been an alien.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 700, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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