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Rule 204 Small Estate

CHAPTER 2. DECEDENTS’ ESTATES

(a) IN GENERAL. Any person eligible for appointment as the personal representative who seeks to administer an estate with a value less than the amount set out in D.C. Code § 20-351 (2012 Repl.) may file a verified petition for probate that requests a small estate proceeding.

(b) FORMAT AND CONTENT OF PETITION. The petition for probate of a small estate must be typed or electronically completed on the form maintained by the Register of Wills or a form that is substantially similar in format and content. The petition must contain the information required by D.C. Code §§ 20-304 and -352 (2012 Repl.).