§ 20-905 — Manner of presentation of claim.

District of Columbia § 20-905

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 20: Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
• Ch. 9: Claims.

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(a) A claimant shall present a claim against a decedent’s estate by delivering or mailing, return receipt requested, a written statement of the claim, verified in accordance with section 20-102:

(1) to the personal representative with a copy to the Register; or

(2) to the Register with a copy to the personal representative.

(b) A statement of a claim shall state:

(1) the name and address of the claimant;

(2) the basis of the claim;

(3) the amount claimed;

(4) if the claim is not yet due, when the claim will become due;

(5) if the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency; and

(6) if the claim is secured, a description of the security.

(c) The Court may, in its discretion, disallow a claim, in whole or in part, if the claimant fails to comply with subsections (a) and (b) or with the personal representative’s reasonable requests for additional information.

Legislative History

June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(fff), 42 DCR 63