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Getting Started - Where can I find a copy of the rules or laws governing guardianship of minors?

1.Rules 108, 221, 222, 223, and 225 are available on the courts website here. Click on "Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division." 

2.The law is contained in DC Code, Title 21 and is available online on the Council of the District of Columbia’s website. Click on "View DC Official Code: click here."

Getting Started - Where can I find a copy of the rules or laws governing guardianship of minors?

1.Rules 108, 221, 222, 223, and 225 are available on the courts website here. Click on "Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division." 

2.The law is contained in DC Code, Title 21 and is available online on the Council of the District of Columbia’s website. Click on "View DC Official Code: click here."

Getting Started - Where can I find a copy of the rules or laws governing guardianship of minors?

1.Rules 108, 221, 222, 223, and 225 are available on the courts website here. Click on "Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division."

2.The law is contained in DC Code, Title 21 and is available online on the Council of the District of Columbia’s website. Click on "View DC Official Code: click here."

Getting Started - Where can I find a copy of the rules or laws governing intervention proceedings?

The rules are available on the courts website here. Click on "Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division."

The law is contained in DC Code, Title 21 and is available online on the Council of the District of Columbia’s website at https://code.dccouncil.us/. Click on "Code of the District of Columbia"

Getting Started - Where can I find a copy of the rules or laws governing intervention proceedings?

The rules are available on the courts website here. Click on "Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division."

The law is contained in DC Code, Title 21 and is available online on the Council of the District of Columbia’s website at http://dcclims1.dccouncil.us/dcofficialcode. Click at "View DC Official Code: click here."
 

Other Questions - What documents need to be verified to be filed in the Probate Division?

The following pleadings must be verified to be filed in the Probate Division:

1. All Petitions - SCR-PD 2(b) and 3
2. Complaints filed in Probate Matters - SCR-PD 107(a), and 208(a)
3. Accounts - DC Code 20-721
4. Inventories - DC Code 20-711
5. Guardian Reports - SCR-PD 328
6. Assignments - SCR-PD 120 and 420
7. Claims - DC Code 20-905(a)
8. Affidavits of Mailing and Non-Mailing in Standard Probate - SCR-PD 403(a)(8)
9. Any Affidavit - SCR-CIV 9
10. Verification and Certificate of Notice - SCR-PD 403(b)(3)