Title 19, Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, with respect to a power of direction or further power under § 19-2106(b)(1): (1) A trust director has the same fiduciary duty and liability in the exercise or nonexercise of the power: (A) If the power is held individually, as a sole…

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a directed trustee shall take reasonable action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under § 19-2106(b)(1), and the trustee is not liable for the action. (b) A directed tr…

(a) Subject to § 19-2111, a trustee shall provide information to a trust director to the extent the information is reasonably related both to: (1) The powers or duties of the trustee; and (2) The powers or duties of the director. (b) Subject to § 19-2111, a trust director shall p…

(a) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (1) A trustee does not have a duty to: (A) Monitor a trust director; or (B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than…

The terms of a trust may relieve a cotrustee from duty and liability with respect to another cotrustee's exercise or nonexercise of a power of the other cotrustee to the same extent that in a directed trust a directed trustee is relieved from duty and liability with respect to a …

(a) An action against a trust director for breach of trust must be commenced within the same limitation period as provided under § 19-1310.05 for an action for breach of trust against a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances. (b) A report or accounting has the…

In an action against a trust director for breach of trust, the director may assert the same defenses a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances could assert in an action for breach of trust against the trustee.

(a) By accepting appointment as a trust director of a trust subject to this chapter, the director submits to personal jurisdiction of the courts of the District regarding any matter related to a power or duty of the director. (b) This section does not preclude other methods of ob…

(a) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, the rules applicable to a trustee apply to a trust director regarding the following matters: (1) Acceptance under § 19-1307.01; (2) Giving of bond to secure performance under § 19-1307.02; (3) Reasonable compensation under § 19-1…

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize el…

This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Code".

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Community-property spouse" means an individual in a marriage or other relationship: (A) Under which community property could be acquired during the existence of the relationship; and (B) That remains in existence at the time of…

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, this chapter applies to the following property of a community-property spouse, without regard to how the property is titled or held: (1) If a decedent was domiciled in the District at the time of death: (A) All or a proportionate par…

(a) Community-property spouses domiciled in the District may partition or reclassify property to which this chapter otherwise would apply. The partition or reclassification must be in a record signed by both community-property spouses. (b) A community-property spouse domiciled in…

All property acquired by a community-property spouse when domiciled in a jurisdiction where community property then could be acquired by the community-property spouse by operation of law is presumed to be community property. This presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of …

(a) One-half of the property to which this chapter applies belongs to the surviving community-property spouse of a decedent and is not subject to disposition by the decedent at death. (b) One-half of the property to which this chapter applies belongs to the decedent and is subjec…

(a) At the death of a community-property spouse, the surviving community-property spouse or a personal representative, heir, or nonprobate transferee of the decedent may assert a right based on an act of: (1) The surviving community-property spouse or decedent during the marriage…

(a) The surviving community-property spouse of the decedent may assert a claim for relief with respect to a right under this chapter in accordance with the following rules: (1) In an action asserting a right in or to property, the surviving community-property spouse must: (A) Not…

(a) An heir, devisee, or nonprobate transferee of a deceased community-property spouse may assert a claim for relief with respect to a right under this chapter in accordance with the following rules: (1) In an action asserting a right in or to property, the heir, devisee, or nonp…

(a) With respect to property to which this chapter applies, a person is not liable under this chapter to the extent the person: (1) Transacts in good faith and for value: (A) With a community-property spouse; or (B) After the death of the decedent, with a surviving community-prop…

The principles of law and equity supplement this chapter except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.

In applying and construing this chapter, a court shall consider the promotion of uniformity of the law among jurisdictions that enact it.

If a right with respect to property to which this chapter applies is acquired, extinguished, or barred on the expiration of a limitation period that began to run under another statute before [March 7, 2025], that statute continues to apply to the right even if the statute has bee…

Except as provided in § 19-2313, this chapter applies to a judicial proceeding with respect to property to which this chapter applies commenced on or after [March 7, 2025], regardless of the date of death of the decedent.