District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-1018 — Power to be executed by devise, will, or grant, as directed.
District of Columbia § 42-1018
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 42-1018 (2026).
Text
Where a power to dispose of lands is confined to a disposition by devise or will, the instrument of execution must be a will duly executed; and where a power is confined to a disposition by grant it cannot be executed by will, although the disposition is not intended to take effect until after the death of the party executing the power.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1354, ch. 854, § 1054
Nearby Sections
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General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 42-1018, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/42-1018.