{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-323","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-323","heading":"Notice of request for formal probate; form.","body":"\n      *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on March 27, 2027. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*\n      \n\n(a)\nWhen given. – A person filing a petition for formal probate shall promptly give notice to all known interested persons. In addition, the petitioner shall publish a notice once a week for 2 successive weeks in a legal periodical or newspaper of general circulation in the District or in any other publication the Court may provide by Rule.\n\n(b)\nThe notice required by this section shall be in the form prescribed by the Rules.","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/20-323","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4df832ba8b2ba0fd440fea957bd4e07062188ad983151b234d7d198a0215672f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-322","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}