Rule 428 Service or notice by publication

Notices relating to proceedings in the Probate Division of which publication is required shall be published for the prescribed time in at least one legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation and in any other newspaper or periodical of general circulation of the District of Columbia which has been designated by the Court, by statute, or by the personal representative. However, any notice required in the administration of estates having a value of $ 15,000.00 or less shall be published for the prescribed time in only one newspaper or periodical of general circulation of the District of Columbia. Publication shall be proved by affidavit of an officer or agent of the publisher stating the dates of publication with an attached copy of the order or notice as published. For purposes of this Rule, a legal newspaper or periodical of daily circulation shall mean a publication designated by the Court that is (1) devoted primarily to publication of opinions, notices and other information from the courts of the District of Columbia, (2) circulated generally to the legal community, and (3) published at least on each weekday that the Superior Court is in session.