District of Columbia § 19-903 Reformation.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-903 — Reformation.

District of Columbia § 19-903

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

Ch. 9Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; Uniform Law.

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D.C. Code § 19-903 (2026).

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Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by section 19-901(a)(2) , (b)(2), or (c)(2) if:

(1)A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under section 19-901;

(2)A class gift is not but might become invalid under section 19-901 and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or

(3)A nonvested property interest that is not validated by section 19-901(a)(1) can vest but not within 90 years after its creation.

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Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by section 19-901(a)(2) , (b)(2), or (c)(2) if:

(1) A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under section 19-901;

(2) A class gift is not but might become invalid under section 19-901 and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or

(3) A nonvested property interest that is not validated by section 19-901(a)(1) can vest but not within 90 years after its creation.