District Of Columbia § 20-521 - Restraining acts of personal representatives.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 20-521 — Restraining acts of personal representatives., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-521. Restraining acts of personal representatives.
20-521On the petition of any interested person, the Court by temporary order and for good cause shown may restrain a supervised personal representative from performing specified acts of administration, disbursement, or distribution, or exercising any powers or discharging any duties of such office, or make any other order to secure proper performance of the supervised personal representative’s duty, if it appears to the Court that the supervised personal representative otherwise may take some action which would unreasonably jeopardize the interest of the petitioner. Persons with whom the supervised personal representative may transact business may be made parties.
The matter shall be set for hearing within 10 days unless the parties otherwise agree. Notice as the Court directs shall be given to the supervised personal representative and his attorney of record, if any, and to any other parties named defendant in the petition.
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What does D.C. Code § 20-521 cover?
Section 20-521 ("Restraining acts of personal representatives.") 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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