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Probate Forms for Estates of Those Who Died Between January 1, 1981 and June 30, 1995

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To Open an Abbreviated Probate Estate

For a description of an abbreviated probate estate, click here.

  Title
pdf file 52KB Abbreviated Probate Order
pdf file 41KB Bond or Waivers of Bond or Some Combination (if there is no will waiving bond)
  Filing Fee (see Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 125 or Frequently Asked Question on court costs)
pdf file 63KB Notice of Appointment, Notice to Creditors and Notice to Unknown Heirs
pdf file 319KB Petition for Probate
pdf file 61KB Will, If Any, and Certificate of Filing Will

 

To Open a Standard Probate Estate

For a description of a standard probate estate, click here.

  Title
  Filing Fee (see Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 125 or Frequently Asked Question on court costs)
pdf file 64KB Notice of Petition for Standard Probate
pdf file 319KB Petition for Probate
pdf file 61KB Will, If Any, and Certificate of Filing Will

 

Other General Probate Forms

  Title
pdf file 53KB Acceptance and Consent of Each Personal Representative
pdf file 90KB Affidavit of Witness
pdf file 70KB Claim Against the Decedent’s Estate
pdf file 47KB Consent and Waiver
pdf file 191KB Form 26
pdf file 131KB Foreign Subpoena
pdf file 57KB General Bond of Personal Representative
pdf file 29KB General Information Sheet
pdf file 114KB Motion For Leave To Late File Petition For Compensation
pdf file 79KB Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
pdf file 56KB Nominal Bond of Personal Representative
pdf file 85KB Notice of Action Taken on Claim
pdf file 52KB Notice of After Discovered Will and Notice of Appointment
pdf file 60KB Notice of Appearance of Counsel
pdf file 135KB Petition for Appointment of Special Administrator to Open Safe Deposit Box and Order
pdf file 105KB Petition for Payment of Claim Pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-909(a) and Order
pdf file 134KB Petition for Referral to Auditor Master and Order
pdf file 98KB Petition for Release of Funds Held in the Estate Deposit Account and Order
pdf file 91KB Petition for Termination of Appointment of Personal Representative and Order
pdf file 108KB Petition to Deposit Funds into the Estate Deposit Account and Order (updated June 2011)
pdf file 82KB Praecipe
pdf file 69KB Praecipe - Change of Address
pdf file 135KB Pro Se Motion and Order
pdf file 118KB Pro Se Petition
pdf file 61KB Renunciation, Nomination of Personal Representative and Statement Regarding Bond
pdf file 63KB Standard Probate Order
pdf file 151KB Subpoena (updated November 2009)
pdf file 87KB Suggestion of Death of Fiduciary
pdf file 38KB Table of Consanguinity
pdf file 70KB Trust Officer’s Praecipe

 

Inventory and Accounting Forms

  Title
pdf file 51KB Form 27
pdf file 100KB Inventory Summary and Inventory Schedule
pdf file 56KB Notice to Interested Persons of Filing an Account
pdf file 50KB Notice to Interested Persons of Filing Inventory
pdf file 91KB Objection (Exception) to Account or Inventory
pdf file 46KB Receipt
pdf file 314KB Statement of Account (and all attached sheets) and Order (updated May 2010)
pdf file 123KB Waiver of Filing Inventories and Accounts by all Personal Representatives
pdf file 56KB Waiver of Formal Audit of Account and Consent to Account As Stated

 


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