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Family allowance. 79 Stat. 693.

Motor v e h i c l e s, title transfer. 64 Stat. 792; 70 Stat. 102.

Administrator, order of preference. 79 Stat. 706.

Realty s a l e s, court authority. 79 Stat. 718.

Guardian ad litem.

PUBLIC LAW 92-88-AUG. 11, 1971

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as shall be set by the court having jurisdiction over probate matters in the District of Columbia." SEC. 5. Section 19-101 of the District of Columbia Code (relating to the family allowance) is amended— (1) by striking out in subsection (a) and subsection (e) "$500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,500"; and (2) by striking out in the third sentence of subsection (a) "$200" and inserting in lieu thereof "$600". SEC. 6. Section 2 of title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 40-102) is further amended by adding at the end of subsection (d) thereof the following: "When the only assets of a decedent's estate requiring administration consist of not more than two motor vehicles, the Commissioner of the District of Columbia may upon proof satisfactory to him that all debts and taxes owed by the decedent have been paid or provided for, transfer the title to such motor vehicles to the person or persons entitled thereto or their nominee; and in such case, no administration of the decedent's estate, or other proceedings, need be had. In the event that any of the persons entitled to the transfer of title hereunder shall be a minor, the custodian or the legal guardian of said minor may nominate transferees on behalf of such minor." SEC. 7. Section 20-334 of the District of Columbia Code (relating to the order of preference of persons entitled to administer estates) is amended— (1) by striking out in clause (3) of subsection (a) "the father shall be preferred; and, where there is no father, the mother shall be preferred", and inserting in lieu thereof "the father or mother shall be preferred"; and (2) by deleting in such subsection (a), clauses numbered (5), ^9), and (10), and redesignating clauses numbered (6), (7), and (8) as (5), (6),and (7),respectively. SEC. 8. Section 20-1106 of the District of Columbia Code (relating to the authority of the court regarding sales of realty) is amended— (1) by insertin^--in the third sentence immediately after the word "or" the following: ", except where consents have been filed with the court as hereinafter provided,"; and (2) by adding the following: "Upon a proper showing by the fiduciary of an estate that the personal estate of a decedent is insufficient to meet all of the aforesaid charges and that all or part of the decedent's real estate must be sold to pay all or part of the said charges, the court may order the sale of all or part of said real estate without reference to the auditor, provided all persons who have an interest in the real estate to be sold shall have filed with the court their consents to the sale thereof. In the event a person having an interest in the said real estate is not sui juris, the court may accept on his behalf the consent of a fiduciary duly appointed for the estate of said person, or may appoint a guardian ad litem who shall have the right to file a consent on behalf of said person"; and (3) by adding at the end of the section heading, immediately following the word "report",, a semicolon and "sales'without reference to the auditor". SEC. 9. The item relating to section 20-1106 in the analysis of chapter 11 is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end of the word "report", a semicolon and "sales without reference to the auditor". SEC. 10. Section 18-511 of the District of Columbia Code (relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem) is amended by striking out "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof "may". Approved August 11, 1971.

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