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Petition for Administration of Small Estate - District Of Columbia
| Petition for Administration of Small Estate Form. This is a District Of Columbia form and can be used in General Probate Superior Court Statewide . |
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROBATE DIVISION _________ SEB _________ (Linked to _______WIL________) Estate of ________________________________ Deceased PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF SMALL ESTATE ____________________________ Name ____________________________ Name _______ Age _______ Age _________________________________________ Address _________________________________________ Address hereinafter, "petitioner," being a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted permanent resident thereof, of legal age and not otherwise excluded from acting as personal representative pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-303(b), shows: 1. ____________________________, the decedent, a domiciliary of _______________________________, Place residing at _____________________________________, died at ______________________________________ on _________________________________ (with) (without) a will. 2. Petitioner is entitled to be appointed personal representative of the decedent's estate under D.C. Code, sec. 20-303 for the following reasons: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The court has jurisdiction in this matter, because: Decedent died domiciled in the District of Columbia Other (please state basis for jurisdiction) _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. There are no other proceedings regarding the administration of the estate except ___________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Petitioner has made a diligent search to discover all property and debts of the decedent. All assets subject to administration in the District of Columbia do not exceed $40,000.00, effective April 27, 2001. 6. Petitioner has made a diligent search for wills and codicils of the decedent and to the best knowledge of the petitioner, the will dated ____________________________________________________ and codicil(s) dated ___________________________________________________ accompanying this petition (is)(are) the decedent's last will and petitioner knows of no later will or codicil(s), and said will and codicil(s), if any, came into petitioner's hands in the following manner____________________________________________________________________ 7. All information required pursuant to D.C. Code, sec. 20-304(a) has been furnished except ______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com The decedent was survived by - (please check appropriate boxes) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. Spouse/Domestic Partner. No spouse/Domestic Partner. Check appropriate box and go to b. Children. Descendants of predeceased children. If so, stop here; if not, go to c. Grandchildren. Descendants of predeceased grandchildren. If so, stop here; if not, go to d. Parents. If so, stop here; if not go to e. Brothers and/or Sisters. Descendants of predeceased brothers and/or sisters. If so, stop here; if not, go to f. Nieces and/or Nephews. Descendants of predeceased nieces and/or nephews. If so, stop here; if not, go to g. Uncles and/or Aunts. If so, stop here; if not, go to h. First cousins. If so, stop here; if not, go to i. Grandparents. If so, stop here; if not, go to j. Other heirs. If none, go to k. Notify Office of the Attorney General, Chief of the Civil Enforcement Section, 441 4th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. LIST OF INTERESTED PERSONS must include names of heirs if decedent died intestate; heirs and legatees, including trustees and all named Personal Representatives if the decedent died testate. Refer to D.C. Code, secs. 19-301 through 312 and sec. 20-101(d)(1). If under age of 18 or an adult who is legally disabled, also list as an interested person the judicially appointed guardian, conservator or committee for such person. If no judicially appointed representative exists then list the parent, or custodian, or an attorney-in-fact, if any, for such person (subject to the terms of the power of attorney), or any other person with legal authority to act for such disabled person. Note: If each trustee is also a petitioning party or acting personal representative, list all beneficiaries under trust. Refer to D.C. Code, sec. 20-101(g). Any creditor of the decedent, including those persons whose rights accrue at the time of death, who has timely presented a claim in excess of $500 that has not been barred or discharged is also an interested person. Petitioner(s) should update list of interested persons or creditors with claims in excess of $500 as they become known. Indicate, when applicable, grandchildren and nieces and nephews by family groups, by showing the name of their deceased parent who was related to the decedent Sample: Joe Petitioner 1234 Hexagon Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20000 Address Son/heir,legatee/petitioner Interested persons _______________________________________________ Relationship (Age, if under 18)) _____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ (Use continuation sheet, if necessary) WITNESSES TO WILLS/CODICILS (Names
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