Current through codified legislation effective September 4, 2024
Section 20-905 - Manner of presentation of claim(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. For purposes of presenting a claim within the 6-month time limits provided in section 20-903, a claim shall be deemed presented if inadvertently it is only sent either to the personal representative or to the Register pursuant to this section.
(b) A statement of a claim shall state: (1) the name and address of the claimant;(2) the basis of the claim;(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.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.Application of Law 10-241: Section 4 of D.C. Law 10-241, as amended by § 2 of D.C. Law 11-54, provided that the act shall be applicable to estates of decedents who died on or after July 1, 1995.