Notice Of Existence Of Revocable Trust

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION _______NRT_______ _____________________________________________________________ Name of Deceased Settlor NOTICE OF EXISTENCE OF REVOCABLE TRUST ________________________________ (name of deceased settlor) whose address was ___________ __________________________________________________________ created a revocable trust on _____________________________, which remained in existence on the date of his/her death on ________________________, and ________________________________, whose address(es) is/are _________________________________________________________________________________ is/are the currently acting trustee(s), hereinafter the Trustee. Communications to the trust should be mailed or directed to ____________________________ at __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________. The Trust is subject to claims of the deceased settlor's creditors, costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the deceased settlor's funeral and disposal of remains, and statutory allowances to a surviving spouse and children to the extent the deceased settlor's residuary probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs, expenses, and allowances. Claims of the deceased settlor's creditors are barred as against the Trustee and the trust property unless presented to the Trustee at the address provided herein on or before_____________________ (6 months after the date of the first publication of this notice). An action to contest the validity of this trust must be commenced by the earliest of (1) ___________________________________________ (one year from date of death of the deceased settlor) or (2) _________________________________ (6 months from the date of first publication of this notice) or (3) ninety days after the Trustee sends the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust's existence, the Trustee's name and address, and the time allowed for commencing a proceeding. The Trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust before the expiration of the time within which an action must be commenced unless the Trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust or the Trustee has received notice from a potential contestant who thereafter commences a judicial proceeding within sixty days after notification. August 2010 ­ 603.10.v1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com This Notice must be mailed postmarked within 15 days of its first publication to each heir and qualified beneficiary of the trust and any other person who would be an interested person within the meaning of D.C. Code, sec. 20-101(d). Date of first publication: __________________________________ __________________________________ To be signed by Trustee Name of newspapers and/or periodicals: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Telephone Number of Trustee or Attorney TRUE TEST COPY __________________________________ Register of Wills August 2010 ­ 603.10.v1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com