District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-1005 — Giving of absolute power — To owner of limited estate.
District of Columbia § 42-1005
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 42-1005 (2026).
Text
Where an absolute power of disposition, not accompanied by any trust, shall be given to the owner of a particular estate for life or years, such estate shall be changed into a fee, absolute in respect to the rights of creditors and purchasers but subject to any future estates limited thereon in case the power should not be executed or the lands should not be sold for the satisfaction of debts.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1353, ch. 854, § 1041
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1001
“Power” defined.§ 42-1002
General power.§ 42-1003
Special power.§ 42-1004
Beneficial power.§ 42-1009
Right of grantor to reserve power.§ 42-1011
General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
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