{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-322","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-322","heading":"When mandatory.","body":"A proceeding for formal probate shall be instituted:\n\n(a)\nif, at any time before abbreviated probate,\n(1)\nan interested person or creditor makes a request; or\n(2)\nit appears to the Court that the petition for abbreviated probate is materially incomplete or incorrect in any respect; or\n\n(b)\nin accordance with the provisions of section 20-331.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Opening the Estate.","Subchapter III. Formal Probate Proceeding."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-322","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5acf8720020616c52d401f55f02e1e4162e2bead44f22a63de20987848c916a9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-321","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-323"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}