District of Columbia Statutes
§ 20-321 — Nature of proceeding.
District of Columbia·Title 20 Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]·Ch. 3 Opening the Estate.·Subch. III Formal Probate Proceeding.
A formal probate proceeding is a proceeding for the probate of a will or a determination of the decedent’s intestacy, particularly when due execution of a will cannot be presumed under section 20-312 , and for the appointment of a personal representative. This proceeding is instituted when an interested person or creditor files a petition for a formal probate proceeding with the Court in accordance with the provisions of section 20-304 ; and the filing of a complaint shall not be required for these purposes. This proceeding is conducted after notice as provided in section 20-323 . If no petition for abbreviated or formal probate is filed within a reasonable time, the Register, with the approval of the Court, may file a petition for formal probate.
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Related
Richardson v. Green
528 A.2d 429 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1987)
In Re Estate of Rosa North Ford Raymond North-Bey
200 A.3d 1207 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2019)
Legislative History
June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(n), 42 DCR 63
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
Distribution; effect.