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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
52KB	Abbreviated Probate Order
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)
63KB	Notice of Appointment, Notice to Creditors and Notice to Unknown Heirs
319KB	Petition for Probate
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)
64KB	Notice of Petition for Standard Probate
319KB	Petition for Probate
61KB	Will, If Any, and Certificate of Filing Will

Other General Probate Forms

	Title
53KB	Acceptance and Consent of Each Personal Representative
90KB	Affidavit of Witness
70KB	Claim Against Decedent’s Estate
47KB	Consent and Waiver
191KB	Form 26
57KB	General Bond of Personal Representative
29KB	General Information Sheet
79KB	Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Nominal Bond of Personal Representative
85KB	Notice of Action Taken on Claim
52KB	Notice of After Discovered Will and Notice of Appointment
60KB	Notice of Appearance of Counsel
135KB	Petition for Appointment of Special Administrator to Open Safe Deposit Box and Order
105KB	Petition for Payment of Claim Pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-909(a) and Order
98KB	Petition for Release of Funds Held in the Estate Deposit Account and Order
91KB	Petition for Termination of Appointment of Personal Representative and Order
137KB	Petition to Deposit Funds into the Estate Deposit Account and Order
70KB	Praecipe
69KB	Praecipe - Change of Address
135KB	Pro Se Motion and Order
61KB	Renunciation, Nomination of Personal Representative and Statement Regarding Bond
63KB	Standard Probate Order
151KB	Subpoena in Probate Case (NOTE: A Court order authorizing the use of subpoena must be on the record before the Probate Clerk’s Office will issue a subpoena.)
38KB	Table of Consanguinity
70KB	Trust Officer’s Praecipe

Inventory and Accounting Forms

	Title
51KB	Form 27
100KB	Inventory Summary and Inventory Schedule
56KB	Notice to Interested Persons of Filing an Account
50KB	Notice to Interested Persons of Filing Inventory
91KB	Objection (Exception) to Account or Inventory
46KB	Receipt
278KB	Statement of Account (and all attached sheets) and Order
123KB	Waiver of Filing Inventories and Accounts by all Personal Representatives
56KB	Waiver of Formal Audit of Account and Consent to Account As Stated