{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-301","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-301","heading":"Scope.","body":"This chapter applies to the opening of an estate which begins with the filing of a petition for probate by an interested person as provided in section 20-304   and results in the probate of a will or the determination of a decedent’s intestacy and the appointment of a personal representative. Probate may occur either:\n\n(a)\nAs an abbreviated probate proceeding as provided in subchapter II of this chapter;\n\n(b)\nAs a formal probate proceeding as provided in subchapter III of this chapter;\n\n(c)\nAs a small estates proceeding as provided in subchapter VI of this chapter.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Opening the Estate.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-301","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5f731f97873693791b8fcb8fab1255a836ae413f1535601cfd037f3de418cdaa","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-109","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}