Termination; change in proceeding. Upon a timely request for standard probate, a personal representative previously appointed shall have only the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the standard probate proceeding, subject to any order in the standard probate proceeding. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the reappointment of a person who was previously appointed in an abbreviated probate proceeding or a small estates proceeding. (June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 20-527. Section References This section is referenced in § 20-725.
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