District of Columbia Probate Court

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In District of Columbia, District of Columbia, you file a probate case with the District of Columbia probate court at 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Room 314, Washington, DC 20001. You can reach the court at 202-879-1010. Below you'll find 1 filing fee, 126 downloadable District of Columbia probate forms and the office hours.

Court details last updated May 11, 2026

Court Location & Contact

Address

515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Room 314, Washington, DC 20001

Phone

202-879-1010

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Filing Fees

District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Fee Type	Amount
Petition for Probate (Large Estate)	$25.00 if decedent owned DC real estate, plus additional fee based on value of personal property

Judges & Officers

Erik P. Christian (Presiding Judge)

Required Forms

Petition for Probate Affidavit of Witness Personal Identification Information Consent Renunciation Probate Bond Waiver Acceptance Bond Notice of Appointment Certificate of Notice Inventory Statement of Account Receipt Certificate of Completion

Probate Forms Library

126 District of Columbia probate forms (plus 44 federal forms).

Every District of Columbia form, with a short summary and the official source →

Administracion del Patrimonio de un DifuntocountyDownload

After Death – A Guide to Probate in the District of ColumbiacountyDownload

Probate Case Management PlancountyDownload

Abbreviated Probate Order - For Estates of Decedents Dying On Or After January 1, 1981 Through June 30, 1995stateDownload

Abbreviated Probate Order - For Estates of Decedents Dying On Or After July 1, 1995stateDownload

PD-044 — AcceptancestateDownload

Acceptance and Consent of Each Personal RepresentativestateDownload

PD-045 — Acceptance, Consent, and Non-Resident Power of Attorney - TrusteestateDownload

PD-014 — AccountingstateDownload

Administrative-Order-22-06-Re-establishment-of-the- ...DC CourtsstateDownload

PD-048 — Affidavit in Compliance with the Service Members Civil Relief ActstateDownload

PD-1880 — Affidavit of Personal ServicestateDownload

PD-19II — Affidavit of Service by Mail - LegalstateDownload

PD-049 — Affidavit of Service By Process ServerstateDownload

PD-001 — Affidavit of Witness - LegalstateDownload

PD-050 — Answer of DefendantstateDownload

appendix a. estates of decedents dying prior to january 1, ...District of Columbia CourtsstateDownload

appendix b. estates of decedents dying on or after january 1DccourtsstateDownload

PD-051 — Appointment of Agent to Accept Service of ProcessstateDownload

PD-052 — Assignment of IntereststateDownload

PD-002 — Bill of CostsstateDownload

Bond for Guardianship of Minor EstatestateDownload

Case Initiation (Seb)-Petition For Administration of Small EstatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Abbreviated Probate (Adm)-Abbreviated Probate OrderstateDownload

Case Initiation-Abbreviated Probate (Adm)-Bond Or Waivers of Bond Or Some CombinationstateDownload

Case Initiation-Abbreviated Probate (Adm)-Petition For ProbatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Acknowledgement of Receipt of Service of Notice Regarding Petition For Standard ProbatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Notice of Petition For Standard ProbatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Notice of Standard ProbatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Petition For ProbatestateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Standard Probate OrderstateDownload

Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Verified Statement Regarding Service of Petition For Standard ProbatestateDownload

PD-055 — Certificate of Filing DisclaimerstateDownload

PD-121 — Certificate of Filing Will - LegalstateDownload

PD-135 — Certificate of No Unsettled LiabilitiesstateDownload

PD-056 — Certificate Regarding DiscoverystateDownload

PD-003 — Certification of Filing WillstateDownload

PD-057 — Certification of TruststateDownload

PD-004 — Claim Against Decedent's Estate and or Revocable TruststateDownload

PD-058 — Claim Against Revocable TruststateDownload

Consent To Appointment of Personal RepresentativestateDownload

PD-060 — Consent to Minor Guardianship by Parents/Domestic PartnersstateDownload

PD-006 — Copy Request FormstateDownload

PD-122 — Financial Account Information - Form 27stateDownload

PD-007 — Financial Account Information for Trusts OnlystateDownload

PD-061 — Financial StatementstateDownload

General Bond of Personal RepresentativestateDownload

General Forms (Adm)-Acceptance and Consent of Each Personal RepresentativestateDownload

General Forms (Adm)-Bond of Personal Representative Pursuant To Dc Code, Sec. 20-502(A-1)stateDownload

General Forms (Adm)-Request For Extension of Personal Representative'S Appointment and OrderstateDownload

General Forms (Adm)-Verification and Certificate of Notice By Personal Representative Pursuant To Scr-Pd 403(B)(4)stateDownload

General Forms (Adm)-Waiver of Personal Representative'S BondstateDownload

PD-123 — In Forma Pauperis Service Waiver FormstateDownload

PD-124 — Instructions for Completing Petition for Small Estate AffidavitstateDownload

Inventory and Accounting Forms (Adm)-Waiver of Filing Inventories and Accounts By All Personal RepresentativesstateDownload

PD-008 — Inventory ReportstateDownload

PD-064 — Motion for Leave to Late Petition for CompensationstateDownload

Nominal Bond of Personal RepresentativestateDownload

PD-068 — Nomination of MinorstateDownload

PD-069 — Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt of Summons, Complaint and Initial OrderstateDownload

PD-009 — Notice of Action Taken on ClaimstateDownload

PD-070 — Notice of AppealstateDownload

PD-071 — Notice of Appearance of CounselstateDownload

PD-072 — Notice of Appointment of Foreign Personal Representative and Notice to CreditorsstateDownload

PD-125 — Notice of Appointment, Notice of Creditors and Notice of Creditors and Notice to Unknown HeirsstateDownload

PD-099 — Notice of Death of FiduciarystateDownload

PD-100 — Notice of Death of Trust BeneficiarystateDownload

PD-010 — Notice of Existence of Revocable TruststateDownload

PD-1879 — Notice of Hearing on Subsequent PetitionstateDownload

PD-1892 — Notice of Initial Hearing To Other PersonsstateDownload

PD-137 — Notice of Petition for Compensation and Consent to Compensation and FeesstateDownload

PD-073 — Notice of Right to Respond and/or Request an Oral HearingstateDownload

PD-074 — Notice of Standard ProbatestateDownload

PD-126 — Notice of Standard Probate - LegalstateDownload

PD-011 — Objection - Exception to Account or InventorystateDownload

PD-012 — Objection - Exception to Fee Petition and OrderstateDownload

PD-075 — Order Appointing Counsel - Subject Outside the Metropolitan AreastateDownload

PD-080 — Order Regarding Temporary Relief RequeststateDownload

PD-081 — Personal Identification Information - Form 26stateDownload

PD-1800 — Petition for a General ProceedingstateDownload

PD-021 — Petition for Appointment of a Special Administrator to Open a Safe Deposit BoxstateDownload

PD-082 — Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Estate of a MinorstateDownload

PD-084 — Petition for Authority to Expend Funds and OrderstateDownload

PD-085 — Petition for Authority to Invest or for Approval of Investment Plan or ProgramstateDownload

PD-1804 — Petition for Compensation of Visitor or Examiner, Consent to Compensation, Fees and OrderstateDownload

PD-1870A — Petition for Permission to ParticipatestateDownload

PD-015 — Petition for Personal Representative's Bond Pursuant to D.C. Code Sec. 20-502 (a-1)stateDownload

Petition for ProbateDistrict of Columbia CourtsstateDownload

PD-087 — Petition for Referral to Auditor-Master and OrderstateDownload

PD-017 — Petition for Release of Funds Held in the Estate Deposit Account and OrderstateDownload

PD-130 — Petition for Rule to Show CausestateDownload

Petition For Termination of Appointment of Personal RepresentativestateDownload

PD-423 — Petition for Termination of Appointment of Supervised Personal Representative, Notice Accompanying Petition and OrderstateDownload

PD-1878A — Petition of Claimant for Determination of ClaimstateDownload

PD-019 — Petition Post Appointment - SCR-PD-322 - to Deposit Funds into the Estate Deposit Account - Pro SestateDownload

PD-131 — Petition Post Appointment and Order, Order Appointing Counsel, Notice of Hearing on Subsequent Petition, Notice of Right to Respond and/or Request an Oral HearingstateDownload

PD-022 — Petition to Request Supervised Administration Pursuant to D.C. Code 20-403stateDownload

PD-090 — Petition to ResignstateDownload

PD-023 — PraecipestateDownload

PD-024 — Praecipe - Change of AddressstateDownload

PD-034 — Pro Se Motion and OrderstateDownload

PD-133 — Pro Se Motion to Vacate and OrderstateDownload

PD-092 — Pro Se PetitionstateDownload

Probate Confidential Settlement Statement FormstateDownload

Probate Rule 103. Notice.pdfDistrict of Columbia CourtsstateDownload

PD-093 — ReceiptstateDownload

PD-031 — RenunciationstateDownload

PD-129 — Renunciation and Nomination of Personal Representative - LegalstateDownload

PD-1888B — Report of ExaminerstateDownload

PD-2872A — Request for NoticestateDownload

PD-095 — Request for Oral HearingstateDownload

PD-096 — Response to Petition Post AppointmentstateDownload

PD-035 — Search Request FormstateDownload

PD-097 — Settlement Agreement PraecipestateDownload

Standard Probate OrderstateDownload

Statement of Account (and All Attached Sheets) and Order and Order - For Decedents Dying On and After January 1, 1981stateDownload

PD-1893AI — Statement of Claim Pursuant to SCR - PDIP 307stateDownload

PD-040 — Statement of ClaimsstateDownload

PD-062 — SubpoenastateDownload

PD-101 — SummonsstateDownload

PD-102 — Verification of AssetsstateDownload

PD-103 — Verified ComplaintstateDownload

Waiver of Filing Inventories and Accounts By All Personal RepresentativesstateDownload

PD-104 — Waiver of Notice of Hearing on Petition in Accordance with DC Code, Sec. 21-2032stateDownload

Federal forms (IRS, SSA, VA) · 44

1041 — Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex TrustsfederalDownload

1041-T — Allocation of Estimated Tax Payments to BeneficiariesfederalDownload

1041 — Alternative Minimum Tax — Estates and TrustsfederalDownload

Application For Burial BenefitsfederalDownload

SSA-4 — Application for Child's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload

SF 2800 — Application for Death Benefits (CSRS)federalDownload

SF 3104 — Application for Death Benefits (FERS)federalDownload

Application For DIC, Survivors Pension And/Or Accrued BenefitsfederalDownload

SS-4 — Application for Employer Identification NumberfederalDownload

706 — Application for Extension of Time To File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate TaxesfederalDownload

SSA-10 — Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload

1041 — Beneficiary's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc.federalDownload

1041 — Capital Gains and Losses (Estates and Trusts)federalDownload

706-CE — Certification of Payment of Foreign Death TaxfederalDownload

FE6 — Claim for Death Benefits (FEGLI)federalDownload

VA40-1330 — Claim For Standard Government Headstone Or MarkerfederalDownload

SF 2818 — Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as AnnuitantfederalDownload

FE7 — Designation Of Beneficiary (FEGLI)federalDownload

SF 2823 — Designation Of Beneficiary Federal Employees' Group Life InsurancefederalDownload

FS 5336 — Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging to a Decedent's Estate Being Settled Without AdministrationfederalDownload

8855 — Election To Treat a Qualified Revocable Trust as Part of an EstatefederalDownload

1041 — Estimated Income Tax for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload

706 — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Form 706)federalDownload

706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for DistributionsfederalDownload

706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for TerminationsfederalDownload

8971 — Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property From a DecedentfederalDownload

56 — Notice Concerning Fiduciary RelationshipfederalDownload

706-GS — Notification of Distribution From a Generation-Skipping TrustfederalDownload

1041-V — Payment Voucher (Estate or Trust)federalDownload

I-360 — Petition For Amerasian, Widow(er), Or Special ImmigrantfederalDownload

2848 — Power of Attorney and Declaration of RepresentativefederalDownload

FS 1455 — Request By Owner or Person Entitled to Payment for Reissue of United States Savings BondsfederalDownload

706 HAS — Request for Discharge From Personal Liability Under IRC 2204 or 6905federalDownload

4810 — Request For Prompt Assessment Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6501(d)federalDownload

FS 1522 — Special Form of Request for Payment of United States Savings and Retirement SecuritiesfederalDownload

SSA-721 — Statement of Death by Funeral DirectorfederalDownload

1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased TaxpayerfederalDownload

706-NA — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Nonresident Not a Citizen of the U.S.federalDownload

706-QDT — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic TrustsfederalDownload

1041 U — U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload

1041-A — U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable AmountsfederalDownload

706-A — United States Additional Estate Tax ReturnfederalDownload

706 UNITED — United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload

709 — United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload

Probate in District of Columbia

Court that handles probate: Superior Court
Simple probate: 6-12 months
Complex estate: 12-24 months
District of Columbia small estate limit: $40,000

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Additional Notes

The Probate Division is a division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. It handles cases involving trusts, guardianship, and conservatorship. Wills must be filed within 90 days after death.

Office Hours

Monday-Friday8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Common Questions

Where do I file probate in District of Columbia, District of Columbia?

File with the District of Columbia probate court at 515 5th Street, NW, Third Floor, Room 314, Washington, DC 20001. The court's phone number is 202-879-1010.

How much does it cost to file probate in District of Columbia?

The fees we have on record for the District of Columbia probate court are: Petition for Probate (Large Estate): $25.00 if decedent owned DC real estate, plus additional fee based on value of personal property. Other fees may apply; confirm the current amounts with the clerk before you file.

When is the District of Columbia probate court open?

Listed office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.

How long does probate take in District of Columbia?

A simple probate in District of Columbia usually takes about 6-12 months. A complex estate can take 12-24 months.

Is there a small estate option in District of Columbia?

District of Columbia's small estate limit is $40,000. Estates under the limit may be settled with a simpler procedure than full probate; the District of Columbia probate guide explains when it applies.

Where can I get probate forms for District of Columbia?

This page links 126 District of Columbia probate forms you can download as PDFs, listed under Probate Forms Library.

Probate Attorneys

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Jeanne Newlon

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