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DC Code § 20-701.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter I - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment to Heirs, Legatees, and Creditors|§ 20-701.01. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception

(a) A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent’s estate and, except as may be otherwise specified or ordered by the Court in a particular proceeding, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the Court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the Court, in proceedings authorized by this title, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration. (b) Unless the time of distribution is extended by the Court for good cause shown, the supervised personal representative shall distribute all the assets of the estate in such representative’s possession or control within 30 days of the approval of the final account.  (Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(dd), 42 DCR 63; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-255, § 19(c), 44 DCR 1271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-701.1. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of § 4 of D.C. Law 10-241, see § 2 of the Probate Reform Act of 1994 Emergency Amendment Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-79, June 28, 1995, 42 DCR 3452). Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: 10-241: Section 4 of D.C. Law 10-241, as amended by § 2 of D.C. Law 11-54, provided that the act shall be applicable to estates of decedents who died on or after July 1, 1995. Section 32(c) of D.C. Law 15-354 provided that the section designation of § 20-701.1 of the District of Columbia Official Code is redesignated as § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-702 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter I - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment to Heirs, Legatees, and Creditors|§ 20-702. Duties of personal representative; possession and control of estate

A personal representative has a right to and shall take possession or control of the decedent’s estate: except, that property in the possession of the person presumptively entitled to such property as heir or legatee shall be possessed by the personal representative only when such possession is reasonably necessary for purposes of administration. When there is a request by a personal representative for delivery of any property possessed by the heir or legatee, it shall be presumed, in any action against the heir or legatee for possession of such property, that the possession of the property by the personal representative is reasonably necessary for purposes of administration. The personal representative shall pay taxes on, and take all steps reasonably necessary for the management, protection, and preservation of, the estate in the personal representative’s possession. The personal representative may maintain an action to recover possession of any property of the estate or to determine the title to any property of the decedent’s estate.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(ee), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-702. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-703 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter I - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment to Heirs, Legatees, and Creditors|§ 20-703. Preferences; sale of estate property

Any interested person may move the Court to have a priority placed on the sale or transfer of any property of the estate, both real and personal, prior to the sale or transfer of that property. Upon the filing of such a motion, no sale or transfer of such estate property shall be undertaken by the personal representative until (1) all interested persons have been given notice by the personal representative of the motion; and (2) the Court, after a hearing, has determined the order in which certain property in the estate shall be sold or transferred.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-703. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-106.
DC Code § 20-705 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter I - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment to Heirs, Legatees, and Creditors|§ 20-705. Filing revised and corrected documents

If a personal representative discovers that any document previously filed or given to interested persons by such representative or by any predecessor personal representative is incomplete or erroneous in any material respect, such representative shall promptly file with the Register or give to the interested persons a revised and corrected document, stating the correct information, if known; provided, however, that statements contained in the petition for probate need not be revised or corrected if the incomplete or erroneous information will be reflected accurately in inventories or accounts later filed with the Register or given to the interested persons.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(gg), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-705. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-711 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-711. Inventory; general

(a) Subject to the provisions of section 20-715, a personal representative shall, within 3 months of appointment, prepare a verified inventory of property owned by the decedent at the time of his death. The inventory shall list each item of property, describe each item of property in reasonable detail, indicate the fair market value of each item of property on the date of the decedent’s death, and indicate the type and amount of the encumbrances if any, for each item of property. The personal representative shall include the following items in the inventory of property: (1) real property; (2) tangible personal property, excluding (A) wearing apparel, other than furs and jewelry, and (B) food for consumption by the family, and (C) family pictures, and (D) family Bibles; (3) corporate stocks; (4) debts owed to the decedent, including bonds and notes; (5) bank accounts, building association shares, savings and loan association accounts, and money; (6) debts owed to the decedent by the personal representative; and (7) any other interest in property, tangible or intangible, that passes by the terms of a valid will or the law of intestate succession. (b) If the administration is supervised as provided in section 20-401 et seq., and except as provided in section 20-731, the personal representative shall file with the Court the verified inventory with a certificate that there has been mailed or delivered to all interested persons, within the previous 15 days, a copy of the inventory with a notice that the inventory will be filed on or before a stated date. If the administration is not supervised, section 20-713.01 controls.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(hh), 42 DCR 63; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 13(b), 45 DCR 745.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-711. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-712, § 20-713, § 20-731, and § 20-733.
DC Code § 20-712 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-712. Appraisal; supervised administration

(a) In a supervised administration, the fair market value of each item listed in the inventory, as of the date of death of the decedent, shall be determined by an appraisal. Except as specifically provided by this subsection, the supervised personal representative may use either the standing appraisers or special appraisers, as the personal representative deems appropriate. The supervised personal representative may appraise the following items listed in section 20-711(a): (1) items listed in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6); and (2) items listed in paragraph (3) that are listed on any national or regional exchange or are sold in the over-the-counter market for which bid and asked prices are regularly published. (b) An appraisal shall be in columnar form, shall describe generally each item that has been appraised, shall assign a value to each item that has been appraised, and shall be verified by the appraiser. A verification under this section shall certify that the appraiser has impartially valued the property described in the appraisal to the best of the appraiser’s skill and judgment. Any appraisal not performed by the personal representative shall be delivered to the personal representative immediately upon completion and verification. The name and address of any appraiser shall be indicated on the inventory with the item or items appraised. (c) An appraisal fee shall be payable only to a person making an appraisal at the request of the personal representative. (d) If the filing of the inventory was not required within 3 months after the appointment of the personal representative, either because the administration was at that time unsupervised or because it was waived pursuant to section 20-731, and if the inventory is subsequently required to be filed, the requirement for appraisals in that event shall be excused unless otherwise ordered by the Court for good cause shown.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(ii), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-712. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-713 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-713. Supervised administration; supplemental inventory; reappraisal

(a) Except as provided in section 20-731, the supervised personal representative shall report to the Court any property discovered after the filing of the original inventory by filing a supplemental inventory. For each item of after-discovered property, the supplemental inventory shall satisfy the requirements of section 20-711(a) and shall be certified in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) A supervised personal representative shall have any item reappraised upon discovering that the original appraisal was erroneous or misleading. The supervised personal representative shall file the reappraisal and certification required by subsection (c) with the Court. (c) A supplemental inventory or reappraisal filed with the Court shall be accompanied by a certification by the supervised personal representative that there has been mailed or delivered to all interested persons within the previous 15 days a copy of the supplemental inventory or reappraisal.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(jj), 42 DCR 63; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-255, § 19(e), 44 DCR 1271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-713. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-731 and § 20-733. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-713.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-713.01. Unsupervised administration; inventory and appraisal duties of unsupervised personal representative

(a) If the administration is unsupervised, the personal representative, if not a special administrator or a successor to another representative who has previously discharged this duty, shall, within 3 months after appointment, prepare and deliver or mail to each interested person an inventory of property owned by the decedent at the time of death, listing each item of such property with reasonable detail, and indicating as to each listed item, its fair market value as of the date of the decedent’s death, and the type and amount of any encumbrance that may exist with reference to any item. (b) The personal representative may also file the verified original of the inventory for record with the Court. (c) The personal representative may use the standing appraisers or may employ any other qualified and disinterested appraiser to assist in ascertaining the fair market value as of the date of the decedent’s death of any asset the value of which may be subject to reasonable doubt. Different persons may be employed to appraise different kinds of assets included in the estate. The names and addresses of any appraiser shall be indicated on the inventory with the item or items appraised. (d) If any property not included in the original inventory comes to the knowledge of a personal representative or if the personal representative learns that the value or description indicated in the original inventory for any item is erroneous or misleading, the personal representative shall make a supplementary inventory or appraisement showing the market value as of the date of the decedent’s death of the new item or the revised market value or descriptions, and the appraisers or other data relied upon, if any, and file it with the Court if the original inventory was filed, and mail or deliver copies thereof to the interested persons.  (Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(kk), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-713.1. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-711. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01. Section 32(d) of D.C. Law 15-354 provided that the section designation of § 20-713.1 of the District of Columbia Official Code is redesignated as § 20-713.01.
DC Code § 20-714 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-714. Revision of inventory

Whether the administration is or is not supervised, any interested person may, at any time before the estate is closed, petition the Court for revision of any value assigned to any item in the inventory and for inclusion or exclusion of any item erroneously omitted or listed in the inventory. After due notice and hearing, the Court may require such revision as it deems appropriate.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(ll), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-714. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-715 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter II - Inventory and Appraisal|§ 20-715. Inventory of successor personal representative

Except as provided in section 20-731 , within 3 months of appointment, a supervised successor personal representative shall either file a new inventory to replace the inventory filed by a previous personal representative or file a written consent to the items as listed and valued in such previous inventory.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(mm), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-715. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-711. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-721 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-721. Duty to account; supervised administration

Except as provided in section 20-731 , a supervised personal representative shall prepare verified written accounts of the management and distribution of the decedent’s property at the times and in the manner prescribed in this subchapter. The personal representative shall file the account with a certificate that there has been mailed or delivered to all interested persons, within the previous 15 days, a copy of the account with a notice that the account will be filed on or before a stated date.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(nn), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-721. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-725, § 20-731, § 20-732, and § 20-733. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-722 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-722. Initial account; supervised administration

A supervised personal representative’s initial account of the administration of the decedent’s property shall contain: (a) the total value of property as shown in all inventories made prior to the date of the account; (b) all receipts of the estate made prior to the date of the account; (c) each purchase, sale, lease, transfer, compromise, settlement, disbursement and distribution of assets of the estate, a description of each such transaction, and a statement of the amount by which it affects the amounts referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); and (d) the value of any remaining assets in the possession or control of the personal representative.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(oo), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-722. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-731 and § 20-732. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-723 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-723. Subsequent account; supervised administration

After an initial account has been rendered, subsequent accounts, whether filed by the same supervised personal representative or by a successor, shall contain: (a) the value of any assets in the possession or control of the personal representative as shown in the previous account; (b) the value of assets as shown in any inventory made since the previous account; (c) all receipts of the estate since the date of the previous account; (d) each purchase, sale, lease, transfer, compromise, settlement, disbursement and distribution of assets since the previous account, a description of each such transaction, and a statement of the amount by which it affects the amounts referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c); and (e) the value of any remaining assets in the possession or control of the personal representative.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(pp), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-723. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-731 and § 20-732. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-724 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-724. When to render accounts; supervised administration

(a) General. — Except as provided in section 20-731, a supervised personal representative shall render accounts: (1) within one year and one day of the first publication of notice pursuant to section 20-704; (2) within 9 months after the account referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection and within 9 months of each subsequent account until the filing of the final account or the termination of the supervised personal representative’s appointment; (3) upon termination of the supervised personal representative’s appointment, as provided in subchapter III of Chapter 5; and (4) at such other times as may be ordered by the Court. (b) Extensions. — Upon written application of the supervised personal representative stating reasons for the request, the Court may, for good cause shown, extend the time for rendering an account to a specified date.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(qq), 42 DCR 63; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-255, § 19(f), 44 DCR 1271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-724. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-725 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-725. Failure to render account

A supervised personal representative may be removed as provided in section 20-527 upon failure to file an account or the accompanying certificate as required by section 20-721 .  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(rr), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-725. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.
DC Code § 20-726 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subchapter III - Accounting|§ 20-726. Exceptions to account; supervised administration

Any interested person may file an exception to an account with the Register within 30 days of the filing of the account. Such person shall mail a copy of the exception to the personal representative.  (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(ss), 42 DCR 63.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-726. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-736. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-701.01.