Strengthening Probate Administration Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

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This bill temporarily changes probate laws in the District of Columbia. It updates the definition of abbreviated probate, allows the Register of Wills to send cases to the Court for decisions on personal representatives and will admission, and permits public notices in any newspaper of general circulation, not just legal periodicals. The bill also clarifies that the Strengthening Probate Amendment Act of 2024 applies to estates where the person died on or after March 21, 2025.

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D · PrimeBrooke Pinto
D · PrimeCharles Allen

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