District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition. |
Division III. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations. |
Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents' Estates. |
Chapter 5. The Personal Representative and Special Administrator; Appointment, Control and Termination of Authority. |
Subchapter I. Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Bond; Accrual of Duties and Powers. |
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Current through October 23, 2012
Letters of administration shall be in substantially the following form:
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
To all persons who may be interested in the estate of .........., deceased:
Administration of the estate of the deceased has been granted on .......... to .......... (and the will of the deceased was probated on ..........). This administration (is) (is not) (strike the inapplicable language) subject to continuing supervision of the Court. The powers of the personal representative (are not limited) (are limited as follows: ..........). The appointment is in full force and effect as of this date.
(SEAL)
Witness:
Dated:
Register of Wills.
(June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(x), 42 DCR 63.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 20-504.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 3-72, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 20-501.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-241, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 20-501.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-501.