District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 20-527: Termination; change in proceeding.

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Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5. The Personal Representative and Special Administrator; Appointment, Control and Termination of Authority.
Subchapter III. Suspension and Termination of Powers.

Upon a timely request for formal probate, a personal representative previously appointed shall have only the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the formal probate proceeding, subject to any order in the formal probate proceeding. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the reappointment of a person who was previously appointed in an abbreviated probate proceeding or a small estates proceeding.

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