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Abbreviated Probate Order (For Estates Of Decedents Dying On Or After July 1 1995) - District Of Columbia
| Abbreviated Probate Order (For Estates Of Decedents Dying On Or After July 1 1995) 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 _________ ADM _________ (Linked to ______ WIL _________) Estate of __________________________________ Deceased Age _________ Abbreviated Probate Order (For estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 1995) Upon consideration of the petition for (supervised) (unsupervised) abbreviated probate, acceptance and consent of each personal representative, a power of attorney of each non-resident, and a bond, if applicable, in the amount of $ ____________________________ all having been filed herein, it is by the Court this ____________ day of ____________________________, 20_______, ORDERED, that administration of this estate is (unsupervised) (supervised) for the following reasons: Decedent's will directs supervision. Decedent's will directs unsupervised administration but supervised administration is required for the following reasons: _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Other ____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ and it is further, ORDERED, that _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________(is) (are) appointed personal representative(s) of the estate of _________________________________________________ , deceased, and it is further, American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com ORDERED, that the Court finds that the decedent died intestate. the will dated ________________________________________________ and codicil(s) dated ________________________________________________________________accompanying the petition (is) (are) admitted to probate and record as the last will and testament of the aforesaid decedent, and as an international will where applicable. bond heretofore filed in the amount of $ _____________________________ is approved. bond is not required. the personal representative(s) shall file an additional bond in an amount to be fixed by the Court before accepting assets in excess of the stated amount. the sum of $10,000 is allowed from the personal estate of _________________________ as surviving spouse and/or custodian of decedent's minor child(ren) in accordance with law (for estates before April 27, 2001 only). Subject to D.C. Code, sec. 20-906, a homestead allowance in the sum of $15,000 is authorized from the real or personal estate to ____________________ as the surviving spouse/domestic partner and, if none, to _________________ as a custodian of a surviving minor child and to ___________________ as a dependent child, to be divided equally between each of the children. Subject to the homestead allowance and as provided in D.C. Code, sec. 20-905, a family allowance in a reasonable sum not to exceed $15,000 is authorized from the personal estate to____________________ as surviving spouse /domestic partner and decedent's minor child(ren) whom the decedent was obligated to support and children who were in fact being supported by the decedent, in accordance with law. After payment of the homestead and the family allowance and as provided in D.C. Code, sec. 20-906, tangible personalty or other personalty not exceeding the value of $10,000 is allowed to the surviving spouse/domestic partner and if none, to the decedent's surviving children jointly as exempt property. Subject to any limitation of the will (if decedent died testate), D.C. Code Title 20, or by an order of Court, the personal representative(s) may, in addition to any power or authority contained in the will and to any other common law or statutory power, properly exercise those general powers as enumerated in D.C. Code, sec. 20-741, subject to the following limitations which, if the administration is supervised, shall be endorsed on the letters of administration: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ JUDGE cc: Include Attorney of Record and P.R. October 2009 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com
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