Strengthening Probate Administration Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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This bill changes how probate works in the District of Columbia. It updates the definition of "abbreviated probate" and allows the Register of Wills to send cases to court to decide on appointing personal representatives or admitting a will. The bill also clarifies that certain notices can be published in a general circulation newspaper, not just a legal periodical, and specifies 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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