District Of Columbia § 15-708 - Deposit for probate fees.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 15-708 — Deposit for probate fees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-708. Deposit for probate fees.
15-708For proceedings in probate deposits and fees shall be paid to the Register of Wills.
Upon the presentation for filing of a petition or a caveat to a will, he may require a deposit for his fees to be charged for the proceedings under the petition or caveat. Upon the deposit becoming exhausted in the liquidation of his fees so charged, he may require a further deposit from the original petitioner or caveator. The deposits may not be required in excess of fifteen dollars at any one time.
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Section 15-708 ("Deposit for probate fees.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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