{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-527","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-527","heading":"Termination; change in proceeding.","body":"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.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-527","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9d3ff304e9594b55911631009a10bff1c84487664afc2c4c62a29a7b4ffc6bd4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-526","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}