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D.C. Code § 29-1204.05

Claims pertaining to a series

Known as the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (66 sections).

Mar. 5, 2013, D.C

(a) A series of a statutory trust may not sue or be sued in its own name.

(b) If a series trust has a claim against a person which pertains to the property of a series thereof, the trust may assert the claim under § 29-1203.08 and shall allocate the proceeds of the claim under §§ 29-1204.01 and 29-1204.02.

(c) If a person has a claim against a series trust which pertains to the property of a series thereof, to assert the claim the person must bring the claim against the trust, stating that the claim pertains to the property of a series thereof and specifying the series if known. To the extent the claim succeeds and is reduced to judgment:

(1) The judgment must state that it is collectable only against the property of the specified series; and

(2) The judgment creditor may levy on the judgment only by serving the series trust, which shall satisfy the judgment by using only the property of the specified series.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.