Our Public Notice section contains notices that are required by law to be published in a newspaper of general circulation. These notices are provided to us by the Probate Division by way of a petitioner’s submission. Inside this section, you will find various legal notices, starting with an index organized by type which include the following:
Notice to Creditors-Large Estate: For people who die after April 26, 2001, and have real property located in the District of Columbia and/or other assets of any value (such as bank accounts, stocks, and personal belongings), a large estate (also known as formal probate) may be opened to appoint a personal representative, pay debts, and make distribution of estate assets to those person(s) who inherit them (either through a will or through the laws of intestate succession). This publication serves as notice of the personal representative’s appointment and establishes the deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate or an objection to the proceedings.
Notice to Creditors-Small Estate: When a person dies with assets having a gross value of $40,000.00 or less, a small estate proceeding may be opened to appoint a personal representative, pay claims, and make distribution of the estate.
Notice of Appointment of Foreign Personal Representatives: For people who died after December 31, 1980, domiciled outside the District of Columbia but owning assets in the District of Columbia at the time of death, the person appointed personal representative in the other jurisdiction must file the documents required to open a foreign estate proceeding in the District of Columbia before that person will have authority to collect and distribute any of the assets located in the District of Columbia. Because the primary estate is not being opened in the District of Columbia, no personal representative is appointed in D.C., and no letters of administration are issued.
Standard Probate: Unusual estates, such as those in which the person seeking appointment does not have priority to be appointed or someone is seeking admission of a copy of a will or exclusion of an original will, require a standard probate proceeding . In standard probate proceedings, there are additional filing requirements and an additional set of publications before a personal representative is appointed.
Notice of Existence of a Revocable Trust: Notice of a trust that may be altered or terminated during the grantor’s lifetime. Since the trust may be altered at any time until the grantor’s death, it is considered part of the grantor’s estate and is subject to taxation. The property is passed on to the beneficiaries only after the grantor’s death, and the revocable trust then becomes irrevocable.
Other notices you may find in this section include Name Changes, Divorces, Annual Reports, Custody, and other notices required by law. To submit one of these types of notices, send the ad and billing information to lawreporter@mindspring.com.
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