General. If the property of a decedent subject to administration in the District of Columbia has a value of $40,000 or less, the property may be administered as a small estate in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(q), 42 DCR 63; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 901, 48 DCR 2087.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-351. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-292 substituted '$40,00' for '$15,000'. Editor's Notes Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-304. Section 1102 of D.C. Law 13-292 provided: 'Sec. 1102. Applicability. For the purposes of Title 5 and Title 9 and sections 801(b), 805, and 806 of Title 8 of this act, the provisions relating to the administration of decedents’ estates shall apply only to the estates of decedents who die on or after the effective date of this act.'
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