This chapter applies to the opening of an estate which begins with the filing of a petition for probate by an interested person as provided in section 20-304 and results in the probate of a will or the determination of a decedent’s intestacy and the appointment of a personal representative. Probate may occur either:

1. (a) As an abbreviated probate proceeding as provided in subchapter II of this chapter;
2. (b) As a formal probate proceeding as provided in subchapter III of this chapter;
3. (c) As a small estates proceeding as provided in subchapter VI of this chapter.

History

June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155

Mar. 21, 2025, D.C. Law 25-302, § 4(c)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 20-301.