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Probate Division / Office of the Register of Wills

Hours of Operation

Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
After hours filing can be made in the after hours filing box in the Moultrie Courthouse.

Location

Probate Division
Building A
515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001

* Main entrance is on 5th Street.

* Accessible entrances are on the E and F Street sides of the building. International Symbol of Accessibility

Main Contact

(202) 879-9460

Presiding Judge: Rhonda Reid Winston More
Deputy Presiding Judge: John M. Campbell More
Register of Wills: Anne Meister More

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Remote Access to Probate Cases
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REMOTE ACCESS TO PROBATE CASES

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Case types available include:
ADM, SEB & FEP (Decedents' Estates)
WIL (Wills)
LIT (Major Litigation)
DIS (Disclaimers)

Links to Public Resources Brochures and Videos Request Record Searches or Copies

NEW! Fiduciary List Training

NEW! New Rule 407, Proceedings in Contested Estate Cases

NEW! Schedule K1 - Why the Estate Remains Open

NEW! Hourly rate for Guardianship Fund compensation paid to attorneys


Information and forms for each Probate Division case type may be found below:

Large Decedents' Estates (ADM) are opened for deceased persons who, at the time of death, lived in the District of Columbia and owned real property located in the District of Columbia and/or other assets of any value. A personal representative will be appointed to administer the estate. More
Small Decedents' Estates (SEB) are opened for deceased persons who, at the time of death, lived in the District of Columbia and owned assets with a total value of $40,000.00 or less. More
Foreign Decedents' Estates (FEP) are opened for people who, at the time of death, lived outside the District of Columbia but owned assets in the District of Columbia. More
Wills (WIL) should be filed within 90 days after the death of the testator. The will should be original and executed in accordance with the law of the District of Columbia. More
Intervention Proceedings (INT/IDD) are opened for adults who are incapacitated and in need of a guardian or a conservator. A guardian is responsible for the physical well-being of an incapacitated adult; a conservator is responsible for managing assets. More
Guardianship of Minors' Estates (GDN) are opened for children under the age of 18 who live in the District of Columbia and who are entitled to receive assets. More
Other Case Types
Former Law Conservatorships (CON)
Disclaimers (DIS)
Foreign Intervention Proceedings (FOI)
Major Litigation (LIT)
Notice of Revocable Trust (NRT)
Trusts (TRP)
Probate Court Rules Court Appointments Including Fiduciary List The Wills Project

2009 Caseload Statistics [770k]

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