District of Columbia Statutes
§ 19-503 — Requirement of survival by 120 hours under governing instruments.
District of Columbia·Title 19 Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]·Ch. 5 Simultaneous Deaths; Uniform Law.
Except as provided in section 19-506 , for purposes of a provision of a governing instrument that relates to an individual surviving an event, including the death of another individual, an individual who is not established by clear and convincing evidence to have survived the event by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the event.
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Related
Gallimore v. Washington
666 A.2d 1200 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1995)
Legislative History
Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 202, 48 DCR 2087
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