District of Columbia Statutes
§ 20-322 — When mandatory.
District of Columbia § 20-322
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 20Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Opening the Estate.
Subch. IIIFormal Probate Proceeding.
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D.C. Code § 20-322 (2026).
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A proceeding for formal probate shall be instituted:
(a)if, at any time before abbreviated probate,
(1)an interested person or creditor makes a request; or
(2)it appears to the Court that the petition for abbreviated probate is materially incomplete or incorrect in any respect; or
(b)in accordance with the provisions of section 20-331.
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Related
In re Estate of Wilson
743 A.2d 719 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2000)
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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