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D.C. Code § 20-301 Scope
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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 repr…
D.C. Code § 20-302 Necessity for probate
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(a) A will is ineffective to transfer property or to nominate a personal representative unless it is admitted to probate or recorded as provided in section 20-341 (b). (b) Except for foreign personal representatives, no person shall exercise the powers or assume the duties of a p…
D.C. Code § 20-303 Order of priority for appointment of personal representative; persons excluded
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(1) The Court shall, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), appoint personal representatives, successor personal representatives, and special administrators according to the following order of priority, with all persons in any one of the following paragraphs considered as…
D.C. Code § 20-304 Petition for probate
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The petition for probate shall contain all knowledge or information of the petitioner with respect to: (1) the name, domicile, and place and date of death of the decedent; (2) the petitioner’s name, address, age, citizenship, relationship to the decedent, interest in the estate, …
