Rule 426 Certificate of completion

A Certificate of Completion as provided in D.C. Code § 20-735, if filed by the personal representative, shall be in substantially the following format and signed by the personal representative(s). SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION Estate of: Administration No. ................ .............. Deceased. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

(I) (We), .............................., personal representative(s) of the estate of the above captioned decedent's estate, do hereby certify that: 1. The time for the presentation of creditors' claims has expired; 2. All interested persons have been sent a copy of the final account and a notice (a copy of which notice is attached hereto) of each one's right to object within 60 days after such account was sent, and that all claims of that interested person against the personal representative shall be barred unless such an objection is made; 3. Either each interested person has consented in writing to the account as stated, or there was no written objection within the 60-day period described above; 4. Distribution has been made in accordance with such account; 5. All known claims of creditors which are not barred have been fully satisfied or otherwise settled; or if any claim remains undischarged, attach a description of each such claim (including the name and address of the creditor, and the nature and amount of the claim), and indicate for each that either:

(a) The personal representative has distributed the estate subject to possible liability on the part of the distributees with the agreement of those distributees; or

(b) Other arrangements have been made to accommodate all such outstanding liabilities, as set forth in the following detailed explanation: ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... ....................................................................; 6. All statutory allowances and exemptions authorized by the probate order entered in this matter, if applicable, have been paid in full: ( ) Homestead Allowance ( ) Family Allowance ( ) Exempt Property ( ) None required 7. The personal representative has satisfied all administration expenses and other obligations of the estate incurred or authorized by the personal representative, and has otherwise fully administered the estate; and 8. Federal estate tax return is:

(a) ( ) Not required to be filed; or

(b) ( ) Required and has been filed, and: ( ) No tax is due; or ( ) the tax shown on that return, including all applicable interest, ( ) has been paid in full; and the Internal Revenue Service closing letter: ( ) has ( ) has not been received; and D.C. estate tax return is:

(a) ( ) Not required to be filed; or

(b) ( ) Required and has been filed, and: ( ) No tax is due; or ( ) the tax shown on that return, including all applicable interest, has been paid in full; and a Certificate of Inheritance and Estate Taxes has been issued by the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue stating that the estate tax assessed has been paid in full: ( ) has ( ) has not been received; and 9. The following persons or entities listed in the Petition for Probate as Interested Persons are not served with this Certificate because they were not required to be served with a copy of the final account: ................................................................... ....................................................................;

(I) (We) (do) (do not) hereby request termination of (my) (our) appointment as personal representative(s) of said decedent's estate pursuant to D.C. Code § 20-1301(b).

(I) (We) do solemnly declare and affirm under penalty of law that the contents of the foregoing Certificate of Completion are true and correct to the best of (my) (our) knowledge, information, and belief. ............................ ............................ Personal Representative(s) Dated: .............. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, ..............., (a) (the) personal representative of the estate of ........................., deceased, do hereby certify that I have caused to be mailed, postage prepaid, to each of the persons and entities listed below, on ..............., 20.., a copy of the final account and the corresponding notice described above, as well as a copy of this Certificate of Completion on ...................., 20...: ..................................................... [list names and addresses] ..................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... ............................ Personal Representative Dated: ...............