District of Columbia § 19-509 Application to existing relationships.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-509 — Application to existing relationships.

District of Columbia § 19-509

Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 5Simultaneous Deaths; Uniform Law.

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D.C. Code § 19-509 (2026).

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On the effective date of this chapter [April 27, 2001]:

(1)An act done before the effective date in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this chapter. If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time that has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before the effective date, the provisions remain in force with respect to that right; and

(2)Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to instruments executed and multiple-party accounts opened before the effective date unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.

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On the effective date of this chapter [April 27, 2001]:

(1) An act done before the effective date in any proceeding and any accrued right is not impaired by this chapter. If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time that has commenced to run by the provisions of any statute before the effective date, the provisions remain in force with respect to that right; and

(2) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to instruments executed and multiple-party accounts opened before the effective date unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.