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PUBLIC LAW 89-183-SEPT. 14, 1965

circumstances under which letters of administration with the will annexed may be granted on failure of a sole-named executor authorize the granting of the letters of administration on failure of all the executors named to appear and qualify as provided by this subchapter. §20-309. Renunciation If an executor named in a will files or transmits to the Probate Court an attested renunciation of his executorship, there shall be the same proceeding with respect to granting letters testmentary or of administration with the will annexed as if the party so renouncing had not been named in the will. § 20-310. Disqualification of executor Where a person named as executor is disqualified from serving, letters testamentary or of administration with the will annexed may be granted as if he had not been named as executor. § 20-311. No power to act without letters Where letters testamentary are granted to one or more of the executors named in a will on failure of the rest, an executor not named in the letters may not, in any mamier, interfere with the administration. Where letters of administration with the will annexed are granted, an executor named in the will may not, in any manner, interfere with the administration. An executor named in a will may not, before letters testamentary are granted to him, dispose of any part of the estate of the deceased or interfere therewith, further than is necessary to collect and preserve it. § 20-312. Forms of letters of testamentary The following is the form of letters testamentary to be issued under the seal of the Probate Court: District of Columbia: The United States of America. To all persons to whom these presents come, greeting: The last will and testament of, of , deceased, in due form of law, has been exhibited, proved, and recorded in the office of the Register of Wills of the District of Columbia, a copy of which is annexed to these presents, and administration of all the goods, chattels, and credits of the deceased is hereby granted unto , the executor appointed by the will. Witness [A B ], the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, this day of. Test: [ C D ], Register of Wills. § 20-313. Executor of executor The executor of an executor, as such, is not entitled to administration de bonis non on the estate of the first deceased. Subchapter II—Administrators § 20-331. Granting of letters of administration On the death of a person leaving real or personal estate in the District of Columbia, the Probate Court may grant letters of administration on his estate, on the application of a person interested, and on proof satisfactory to the court that the decedent died intestate. § 20-332. Oath and bond of administrator (a) Before an administrator, other than a local corporation authorized by the laws of the District of Columbia to act as administrator, enters upon his duties, he shall: (1) take and subscribe an oath similar to that prescribed for executors; and

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