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D.C. Proposes Electronic Will Statute

By Gerry W. Beyer

Covid2In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its astounding affects on the economy and the daily lives of American citizens, the Washington D.C. legislature proposed the COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 yesterday. Today, an amendment was added to allow its citizens to create wills electronically when “the Mayor has declared a public health emergency.”

To read the amendment, see here.

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