Discharge or bequest of debt or demand not valid against creditors; disposition

§ 20–902. Discharge or bequest of debt or demand not valid against creditors; dispositionA discharge or bequest in a will, of a debt or demand of a testator is not valid as against the creditors of the deceased, but constitutes only as a specific bequest, of the debt or demand, and the amount thereof shall be included in the inventory of the effects of the deceased and included as an asset for the payment of his debts, if necessary for that purpose, and, if not so necessary, shall be paid in the same manner and proportion as other specific legacies.