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- D.C. Code § 20-505 · Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- D.C. Code § 20-511 · Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-512 · Copersonal representatives; when joint action required; liability.
- D.C. Code § 20-513 · Powers of surviving copersonal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-521 · Restraining acts of personal representatives.
- D.C. Code § 20-522 · Termination; general.
- D.C. Code § 20-523 · Termination; effect.
- D.C. Code § 20-524 · Termination; death or disability.
- D.C. Code § 20-525 · Termination; resignation.
- D.C. Code § 20-526 · Termination; removal.
- D.C. Code § 20-527 · Termination; change in proceeding.
- D.C. Code § 20-531 · Appointment; qualifications.
- D.C. Code § 20-532 · Bond.
- D.C. Code § 20-533 · Powers and duties.
- D.C. Code § 20-534 · Termination of appointment.
- D.C. Code § 20-701 · Status and duties of personal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-701.01 · Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- D.C. Code § 20-702 · Duties of personal representative; possession and control of estate.
- D.C. Code § 20-703 · Preferences; sale of estate property.
- D.C. Code § 20-704 · Notice of appointment to interested persons, creditors and unknown heirs.
- D.C. Code § 20-705 · Filing revised and corrected documents.
- D.C. Code § 20-711 · Inventory; general.
- D.C. Code § 20-712 · Appraisal; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-713 · Supervised administration; supplemental inventory; reappraisal.
- D.C. Code § 20-713.01 · Unsupervised administration; inventory and appraisal duties of unsupervised personal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-714 · Revision of inventory.
- D.C. Code § 20-715 · Inventory of successor personal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-721 · Duty to account; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-722 · Initial account; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-723 · Subsequent account; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-724 · When to render accounts; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-725 · Failure to render account.
- D.C. Code § 20-726 · Exceptions to account; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-731 · Waiver of filing; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-732 · Waiver of formal Court audit; supervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-733 · Right of heir or legatee.
- D.C. Code § 20-734 · Duty to account; unsupervised administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-735 · Optional proceedings, terminating unsupervised administration; testate or intestate; Certificate of Completion.
- D.C. Code § 20-736 · Finality.
- D.C. Code § 20-741 · General powers.
- D.C. Code § 20-742 · Court order.
- D.C. Code § 20-743 · Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- D.C. Code § 20-743.01 · Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- D.C. Code § 20-744 · Protection of person dealing with personal representative.
- D.C. Code § 20-751 · Compensation.
- D.C. Code § 20-752 · Expenses of estate litigation.
- D.C. Code § 20-753 · Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- D.C. Code § 20-901 · Claim not paid in normal course of administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-902 · Effect of statute of limitations.
- D.C. Code § 20-903 · Limitation on presentation of claims against the estate.
- D.C. Code § 20-904 · Exempt assets.
- D.C. Code § 20-905 · Manner of presentation of claim.
- D.C. Code § 20-906 · Order of payment.
- D.C. Code § 20-907 · Funeral expenses.
- D.C. Code § 20-908 · Action on claims; remedy for failure to act.
- D.C. Code § 20-909 · Payment of claim.
- D.C. Code § 20-910 · Meeting of creditors.
- D.C. Code § 20-911 · Claim not yet due.
- D.C. Code § 20-912 · Secured claim.
- D.C. Code § 20-913 · Contingent claim.
- D.C. Code § 20-914 · Execution and levy prohibited.
- D.C. Code § 20-1101 · Renunciation; legatee or heir.
- D.C. Code § 20-1102 · Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- D.C. Code § 20-1103 · Distribution in kind; assignment, transfer and release of property.
- D.C. Code § 20-1104 · Distribution; effect.
- D.C. Code § 20-1105 · Petition for purpose of distribution.
- D.C. Code § 20-1106 · Distribution to a minor.
- D.C. Code § 20-1107 · Distribution to fiduciary for nonresident person under legal disability other than minority.
- D.C. Code § 20-1108 · Certain formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax rules applicable to estates of decedents dying on December 31, 2009.
- D.C. Code § 20-1301 · Termination of appointment.
- D.C. Code § 20-1302 · Liability of heir or legatee to creditor.
- D.C. Code § 20-1303 · Limitations.
- D.C. Code § 20-1304 · Subsequent administration.
- D.C. Code § 20-1305 · Confirmatory acts.
- D.C. Code § 21-101 · Natural guardians of the person.
- D.C. Code § 21-102 · Testamentary guardians of the person.
- D.C. Code § 21-103 · Appointment of guardians of the person by court; limitation of number of wards.
- D.C. Code § 21-104 · Termination of guardianship of the person.
- D.C. Code § 21-105 · Appointment by deed or will for child inheriting from parent.
- D.C. Code § 21-106 · Guardian of estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-107 · Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-108 · Selection of guardian by infant.
- D.C. Code § 21-109 · Spouse as guardian of estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-110 · Service on nonresident guardian; failure to give power of attorney.
- D.C. Code § 21-111 · Ancillary guardian of estate of nonresident infant.
- D.C. Code § 21-112 · Suits by ancillary guardian.
- D.C. Code § 21-113 · Enjoining spouse, parent, or testamentary guardian from interfering with minor’s estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-114 · Bond from parents of child entitled to property.
- D.C. Code § 21-115 · Bond of guardian of estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-116 · One bond for several wards.
- D.C. Code § 21-117 · Additional bond.
- D.C. Code § 21-118 · Counter security; petition by surety.
- D.C. Code § 21-119 · Allowances made before bond given.
- D.C. Code § 21-120 · Settlement of actions involving minor children; appointment of guardian of estate.
- D.C. Code § 21-141 · Possession of property.
- D.C. Code § 21-142 · Inventory.
- D.C. Code § 21-143 · Duties; accounts; maintenance and education; sales; compensation.
- D.C. Code § 21-144 · Property subject to liens.
- D.C. Code § 21-145 · Property subject to executory contract.
- D.C. Code § 21-146 · Contract for sale by adult in behalf of himself and infant.