What happens if a person withholds a will in the District of Columbia?
Full Question:
My dad died and my step-mom won't give anyone the will she claims he made. What happens if a person withholds a will in the District of Columbia?
02/24/2017 |
Category: Wills and Estates |
State: District Of Columbia |
#32811
Answer:
D.C. Code § 18-111 says:
“Whoever, having possession of a testamentary instrument, willfully neglects, for the period of 90 days after the death of the testator becomes known to him, to deliver it to the Probate Court, or to the Register of Wills, or to an executor named in the instrument, shall be fined not more than $ 500.”