Rule 206 - Notice of Appointment of Personal Representative in Abbreviated or Standard Probate(a) PETITIONER REQUESTING NAMED PERSON FOR APPOINTMENT AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. If the petitioner requesting standard or abbreviated probate seeks appointment of one or more named persons as personal representative, the petitioner must file, along with the petition for probate, a typed or electronically completed notice of appointment on the form maintained by the Register of Wills, signed by each person seeking appointment and completed to the extent possible (excluding the date of first publication and the deadline for filing objections and claims).(b) PETITIONER REQUESTING COURT-SELECTED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. If the petitioner seeks appointment of a person selected by the court as personal representative, the person appointed by the court must file a typed or electronically completed notice of appointment, signed and completed as set forth above, not later than 14 days after the date of appointment.(c) PUBLICATION. Upon appointment of the personal representative under Rule 206(a) or filing of the notice of appointment under Rule 206(b), the Register of Wills must complete the notice of appointment form and forward copies to a newspaper of general circulation in the District of Columbia and a legal newspaper, for publication once a week for three successive weeks.(d) SENDING COPIES OF NOTICE. No later than 20 days after appointment, the personal representative must send by certified or registered mail to all heirs and legatees, and to all creditors whose identities are known or whose identities are ascertainable by reasonably diligent efforts, copies of the first notice of appointment, notice to creditors and notice to unknown heirs, and the general information statement on the form maintained by the Register of Wills.(e) VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE .(1)In General. Within 90 days after the appointment of the personal representative, the personal representative (whether supervised or unsupervised) must file with the Register of Wills:(A) the verification and certificate of notice form maintained by the Register of Wills, specifying the date of mailing of the notice required by Rule 206 and the names and addresses of the persons to whom the notice was mailed; and(B) an affidavit or declaration of an officer or agent of each publisher stating the dates of publication and accompanied by a copy of the notice as published.(2)Filing with Inventory. The verification and certificate of notice must be included with any initial inventory required to be filed with the court.(f) AFTER-DISCOVERED WILL. If a will is admitted to probate after notice of appointment has been given, the personal representative must: (1) send notice of appointment or reappointment as provided in Rule 206(d), except that ordinary mail may be substituted for registered or certified mail if this is not the first notice sent to the person; and(2) file a notice of appointment or reappointment, typed or electronically completed on the form maintained by the Register of Wills, and the Register of Wills must promptly forward copies of the completed form to the designated newspapers for publication.Adopted by Order dated March 4, 2022, effective 8/22/2022.