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§ 42-515 — Expectant estates — Descendible, devisable, and alienable.

District of Columbia § 42-515
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 42Real Property.
Ch. 5Estates in Land.

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D.C. Code § 42-515 (2026).

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Expectant estates shall be descendible, devisable, and alienable in the same manner as estates in possession.

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1352, ch. 854, § 1030

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“Power” defined.
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General power.
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Special power.
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Beneficial power.
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Giving of absolute power — To owner of limited estate.
§ 42-1006
Giving of absolute power — To owner of unlimited estate.
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Giving of absolute power — Where no remainder on grantee’s estate.
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Construction of power to devise inheritance given to tenant with limited estate.
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Right of grantor to reserve power.
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No acknowledgment of deed by attorney.
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General powers in trust.
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Special powers in trust.
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Trust powers imperative — Duty upon grantee.
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Trust powers imperative — Effect of grantee’s right of selection of objects of trust.
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