Where it gets filed
Frequently Asked Questions
DC COURTS
Forms and Filings
When Cases Close
100
Petition for Probate
Where is Legal Branch
100
To protect a person’s interest a Fiduciary is required to obtain this document
What is a Bond
100
Chief Judge of the DC Courts
Who is (Judge) Lee F. (Satterfield)
100
A nominated Personal Representative may file this to waive their right to serve
What is a Renunciation
100
This Case Type closes upon the issuance of a Final Order
What is a Small Estate
200
Motion for Extension of Time to file Inventory
Where is the Duty Auditor
200
This type of Estate is opened to obtain Medical Records
What is a Large Decedent's Estate
200
DC Courts can be followed on which social networks
What is Facebook and Twitter
200
An attachment filed with Accounts on which Bank Account information is listed
What is a Form 27
200
3 years from the date of Appointment
What is a Unsupervised Estate
300
Affidavit of Service
Where is the Order Desk (Clerk's Office)
300
“My mother just died she aint have no husband, nobody but just me and a car what do I file”
What is a Small Estate
300
Where is the Human Resources Division of the DC Courts located
Where is Gallery Place
300
Must have been filed prior to or accompanying the Verification and Certificate of Notice
What are the Proofs of Publication
300
a Certificate of Completion has been filed
What is an Unsupervised Estate
400
Affidavit in lieu of Account
Where is the Duty Auditor
400
“I have Letters of Administration and my brother won’t leave our mother’s house, what do I file”
What is a Petition (Rule to Show Cause)
400
The DC Courts Campus is composed of 4 buildings, the Historic Courthouse, Court Building A, Court Building B, and _________________
What is (Moultrie) Courthouse
400
The filing of this document alone does not initiate the Probate Process
What is a Will
400
Age of Majority+Receipt+Orer Approving Final Account
What is a Minor's Estate
500
Petition for Referral to Auditor Master
Where is the Legal Branch
500
The decedent was a resident of the District of Columbia but died while cruising the Bahamas in which jurisdiction do I file a Petition for Probate
What is the District of Columbia
500
The Vision of DC Courts
What is Open for All, Trusted by All, Justice for All
500
This item must be signed by a Judge and 2 clerks and is used to open Estates outside the jurisdiction in which a decedent was domiciled.
What is a Triple Seal (Exemplified Copied of Letters of Admin)
500
once filed the documents in the case type become a permanent part of the public legal record and are retained for 10 years before being archived
What is the WIL case
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