Rule 123 Termination of appointment

A petition for termination of the appointment of the personal representative and proposed order pursuant to D.C. Code § 20-1301 shall be in substantially the following format and shall have attached to it all receipts not previously filed evidencing proper distribution of assets of the estate. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Estate of: ) ) Admin. No. ) ........................................) Deceased ) PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Pursuant to D.C. Code § 20-1301, of personal representative, ..............., of the above estate requests termination of appointment as personal representative, and in support thereof, represents to the Court as follows: 1. ......... was appointed personal representative of the above estate by order of this Court entered 2. A request for termination of this appointment (had/has not) previously been made on the final account approved by this Court (with/without) formal audit. 3. The Court has approved payment of all compensation of the personal representative and the attorney for the estate where required under SCR-PD 124. 4. Unless previously filed, there are attached to this petition, receipts signed by all the [heirs/legatees] of this estate, who are listed below, which receipts reflect all distributions reported in accounts previously approved by this Court: [Name of heirs/legatees] Wherefore, the personal representative prays for termination of appointment in this estate. The undersigned personal representative of the estate of ............................, solemnly declares and affirms under penalty of law that the contents of the foregoing document are true and correct to the best of the personal representative's knowledge, information and belief. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Petition for Termination of Appointment of Personal Representative has been mailed, postage prepaid, to all [heirs/residuary legatees] and to all creditors who have presented their claims but have not been paid in full, and who are listed below, at their last known addresses, this .... day of .........., 20.... [Names of heirs/residuary legatees and unpaid creditors] Personal Representative SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Estate of: ) ) Admin. No. ) ........................................) Deceased ) ORDER FOR TERMINATING APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Upon consideration of the petition for termination of the appointment of .............. as the personal representative of the estate of the above-captioned decedent, pursuant to D.C. Code § 20-1301, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that all necessary receipts of heirs or legatees have been filed, that due notice of this petition has been given to all residuary legatees or heirs and all creditors who have presented their claims but have not been paid in full and that no objection has been filed, it is by the Court this .... day of .........., 20.....: ORDERED that the appointment of ............................. as the personal representative of the estate of ...................., be and the same hereby is terminated. JUDGE