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Probate Forms for Estates of Those Who Died Between July 1, 1995 and the Present

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To Open an Abbreviated Probate Estate

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

	Title
113KB	Abbreviated Probate Order (updated 11/12/2009)
34KB	Bond or Waivers of Bond or Some Combination (if there is no will waiving bond)
	Filing Fee (see Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 425 or Frequently Asked Question on court costs)
54KB	Notice of Appointment, Notice to Creditors and Notice to Unknown Heirs (updated 08/27/2009)
293KB	Petition for Probate (updated 11/12/2009)
56KB	Will, If Any, and Certificate of Filing Will (updated 11/12/2009)

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 425 or Frequently Asked Question on court costs)
88KB	Notice of Standard Probate (updated 10/08/2009)
293KB	Petition for Probate
68KB	Will, If Any, and Certificate of Filing Will

Other General Probate Forms

	Title
51KB	Acceptance and Consent of Each Personal Representative (updated 11/12/2009)
82KB	Affidavit of Witness (updated 11/12/2009)
81KB	Bond of Personal Representative pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-502(a)
62KB	Bond of Personal Representative pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-502(a-1)
103KB	Certificate of Completion (updated 11/12/2009)
64KB	Claim against Decedent’s Estate (updated 11/12/2009)
49KB	Consent to Appointment of Personal Representative
191KB	Form 26
34KB	General Information Sheet (updated 11/12/2009)
185KB	Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Affidavit in Support of Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (updated 11/12/2009)
84KB	Notice of Action Taken on Claim
56KB	Notice of After Discovered Will and Notice of Appointment (updated 11/12/2009)
60KB	Notice of Appearance of Counsel
105KB	Petition for Appointment of Special Administrator to Open Safe Deposit Box and Order
91KB	Petition for Payment of Claim (from 07/01/95 to 08/26/01) (updated 11/12/2009)
99KB	Petition for Payment of Claim (on and after 08/27/01 to present) (updated 11/12/2009)
82KB	Petition for Personal Representative’s Bond pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-502(a-1) and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
81KB	Petition for Release of Funds Held in the Estate Deposit Account and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
81KB	Petition for Termination of Appointment of Supervised Personal Representative and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
87KB	Petition to Request Supervised Administration pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-403 and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
85KB	Petition to Deposit Funds into the Estate Deposit Account and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
66KB	Praecipe (updated 11/12/2009)
67KB	Praecipe - Change of Address (updated 11/12/2009)
115KB	Pro Se Motion and Order (updated 11/12/2009)
49KB	Renunciation (updated 11/12/2009)
92KB	Request for Extension of Personal Representative’s Appointment and Order
108KB	Standard Probate Order (updated 11/12/2009)
109KB	Subpoena in probate case (updated 11/12/2009) (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
55KB	Trust Officer’s Praecipe
52KB	Verification and Certificate of Notice by Personal Representative pursuant to SCR-PD 403(b)(4) (updated 11/12/2009)
109KB	Waiver of Personal Representative’s Bond (updated 11/12/2009)

Inventory and Accounting Forms

	Title
51KB	Consent to Account in Unsupervised Administration
51KB	Form 27
132KB	Inventory Summary and Inventory Schedule
50KB	Notice Accompanying Final Account
65KB	Objection (Exception) to Account or Inventory and Order
55KB	Receipt (updated 11/12/2009)
304KB	Statement of Account (and all attached sheets) and Order
132KB	Waiver of Filing Inventories and Accounts
60KB	Waiver of Formal Audit of Account and Consent to Account As Stated