{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-402","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-402","heading":"Supervised administration; procedure.","body":"(a)\nA prayer for supervised administration may be made in the petition for probate. The Court shall order supervised administration of a decedent’s estate only:\n(1)\nIf the decedent’s will directs supervised administration;\n(2)\nIf the decedent’s will directs unsupervised administration, but for good cause shown the Court finds that supervised administration is necessary for the protection of persons interested in the estate; or\n(3)\nIn other cases where, for good cause shown, the Court finds that supervised administration is necessary under the circumstances which the Court shall specify.\n\n(b)\nIn no event shall the appointment of a personal representative be delayed pending the Court’s decision pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Thus, whenever the Court must make a decision under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section, the Court shall appoint the personal representative in unsupervised administration; thereafter, an Order for supervised administration shall convert the proceeding to supervised administration.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Supervised and Unsupervised Administration."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-402","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a1c02279ed25fb81c6156f9cdd7116af983e8406048c481878e576b3b68c4697","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-401","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}