District of Columbia Statutes
§ 20-301 — Scope.
District of Columbia § 20-301
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 20Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Opening the Estate.
Subch. IGeneral Provisions.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 20-301 (2026).
Text
This chapter applies to the opening of an estate which begins with the filing of a petition for probate by an interested person as provided in section 20-304 and results in the probate of a will or the determination of a decedent’s intestacy and the appointment of a personal representative. Probate may occur either:
(a)As an abbreviated probate proceeding as provided in subchapter II of this chapter ;
(b)As a formal probate proceeding as provided in subchapter III of this chapter ;
(c)As a small estates proceeding as provided in subchapter VI of this chapter .
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Related
Richardson v. Green
528 A.2d 429 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1987)
In Re Estate of Richardson
736 A.2d 991 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1999)
Barbara D. Young, Under the Last Will and Testament of Ethel H. Director, Deceased v. United States
559 F.2d 695 (D.C. Circuit, 1977)
Helen M. Berryman v. The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C.
401 F.2d 993 (D.C. Circuit, 1968)
Legislative History
June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155
Nearby Sections
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§ 20-101
Definitions.§ 20-102
Verification.§ 20-103
Notice.§ 20-104
Presumption.§ 20-105
Devolution of property at death.§ 20-106
Preference.§ 20-107
Right to seek Court resolution.§ 20-108.01
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 20-109
Effective date.§ 20-1101
Renunciation; legatee or heir.§ 20-1104
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