1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 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 ap pointed 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 14 of chapter 11 is amended by inserting immediately before the 15 period at the end of the word "report", a semicolon and "sales 16 without reference to the auditor". 17 SEC. 10. Section 18-511 of the District of Columbia 18 Code (relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem) is 19 amended by striking out "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof 20 "may". 92D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 7931 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 11, 1971 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Code with respect to the administration of small estates, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia. 4 Administration of Estates Act". 5 SEC. 2. Sections 20-2101, 20-2102, 20-2106, and 206 2107 of the District of Columbia Code (realting to the ad7 ministration of small estates) are each amended by striking 8 out "$500" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 9 "$2,500". 10 SEC. 3. (a) Section 15-707 (a) of the District of Co11 lumbia Code, as amended by section 144 (10) (A) of the 2 1 District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, is 2 amended by striking out "Superior Court" and inserting in 3 lieu thereof "court having jurisdiction over probate matters 4 in the District of Columbia." 5 (b) Section 15-707 (b) of the District of Columbia 6 Code, as amended by section 144 (10) (A) of the District 7 of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 "(b) Where the estate does not exceed $500 in value 10 the Register of Wills shall receive no fees, and where the 11 estate does not exceed $2,500 in value the fees may not 12 exceed $15." 13 SEC. 4. The last sentence of section 20-2105 of the Dis14 trict of Columbia Code (relating to the administration of 15 small estates) is amended to read as follows: "The Register 16 of Wills may demand and receive for services performed by 17 him under this chapter such fees as shall be set by the court 18 having jurisdiction over probate matters in the District of 19 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 sub 3 1 section (a) "$200" and inserting in lieu thereof "$600". 2 SEC. 6. Section 2 of title IV of the District of Columbia 3 Revenue Act of 1937, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 404 102) is further amended by adding at the end of subsection 5 (d) thereof the following: "When the only assets of a 6 decedent's estate requiring administration consist of not more 7 than two motor vehicles, the Commissioner of the District 8 of Columbia may upon proof satisfactory to him that all 9 debts and taxes owed by the decedent have been paid or 10 provided for, transfer the title to such motor vehicles to the 11 person or persons entitled thereto or their nominee; and in 12 such case, no administration of the decedent's estate, or other 13 proceedings, need be had. In the event that any of the per14 sons entitled to the transfer of title hereunder shall be a 15 minor, the custodian or the legal guardian of said minor may 16 nominate transferees on behalf of such minor." 17 SEC. 7. Section 20-334 of the District of Columbia Code 18 (relating to the order of preference of persons entitled to 19 administer estates) is amended 20 (1) by striking out in clause (3) of subsection 21 (a) "the father shall be preferred; and, where there is 225 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), clause 1 4 numbered (5), (9), and (10), and redesignating clauses numbered (6), (7), and (8) as (5), (6), 2 3 and (7), respectively. 4 SEC. 8. Section 20-1106 of the District of Columbia 5 Code (relating to the authority of the court regarding sales 6 of realty) is amended— (1) by inserting 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 23 the estate of said person, or may appoint a guardian ad 24 litem who shall have the right to file a consent on behalf of said person"; and |