District of Columbia § 20-901 Claim not paid in normal course of administration.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 20-901 — Claim not paid in normal course of administration.

District of Columbia § 20-901

Title 20Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]

Ch. 9Claims.

This text of District of Columbia § 20-901 (Claim not paid in normal course of administration.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

D.C. Code § 20-901 (2026).

Text

No proceeding to enforce a claim against a decedent’s estate may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After appointment, and until the estate is closed, the procedures prescribed by this chapter shall be followed. After the estate is closed, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover directly from the persons to whom property has been distributed as provided in sections 20-1302   and 20-1303   or from a personal representative individually as provided in section 20-1303  .

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

No proceeding to enforce a claim against a decedent’s estate may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After appointment, and until the estate is closed, the procedures prescribed by this chapter shall be followed. After the estate is closed, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover directly from the persons to whom property has been distributed as provided in sections 20-1302 and 20-1303 or from a personal representative individually as provided in section 20-1303 .