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Division II - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURETitle 16 - PARTICULAR ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND MATTERSChapter 23 - FAMILY DIVISION [FAMILY COURT] PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter II - PARENTAGE PROCEEDINGS
Section 16-2347 - Death of respondent; liability of estate

D.C. Code § 16-2347

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Section 16-2347 - Death of respondent; liability of estate

If the respondent dies after parentage has been established and prior to the time the child reaches the age at which the child ceases to be a minor, any sums due and unpaid under an order of the court at the time of his or her death shall constitute a valid claim against his or her estate.

D.C. Code § 16-2347

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 592, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 545, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 121(a); Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 20(f), 23 DCR 2544.