District of Columbia Statutes
§ 20-527 — Termination; change in proceeding.
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. III Suspension and Termination of Powers.
Upon a timely request for formal probate, a personal representative previously appointed shall have only the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the formal probate proceeding, subject to any order in the formal probate proceeding. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the reappointment of a person who was previously appointed in an abbreviated probate proceeding or a small estates proceeding.
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Legislative History
June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155
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