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District of Columbia Code Division III. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations. § 18-105. Retention or demand of void devise or legacy by attesting witness prohibited.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A person to whom a beneficial devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment is given or made in a will or codicil, which is void under section 18-103, may not, in any manner or under any color or pretense whatsoever:

(1) demand or take possession of or receive any profits or benefit of or from the devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment so given or made; or

(2) demand, receive, or accept from another person the beneficial devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment or any satisfaction or compensation therefor.

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