§ 20-503 — Issuance and content of letters.

District of Columbia § 20-503

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 20: Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
• Ch. 5: The Personal Representative and Special Administrator; Appointment, Control and Termination of Authority.
• Subch. I: Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Bond; Accrual of Duties and Powers.

Text

After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the Register. Letters shall contain:

(a) the name and address of the Court;

(b) the name of the decedent and the personal representative;

(c) the date of appointment of the personal representative;

(d) the date the will, if any, was admitted to probate;

(e) the signature of the Register and the seal of the Court;

(f) the date the letters were issued; and

(g) whether the administration is supervised or unsupervised and, if supervised, any limitations on the powers of the personal representative.

Legislative History

June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(w), 42 DCR 63