Probate Division / Office of the Register of Wills
Hours of Operation
Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
After hours filing can be made in the after hours filing box in the Moultrie Courthouse.
Location
Probate Division
Building A
515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
* Entrance on Park Side Photo 1, Photo 2
* Handicapped Entrance on E Street Side
Main Contact
General Probate Information
(202) 879-9460
Legal Branch Information, Including Appointments for Small Estates
(202) 879-9448
Duty Auditor / Auditing Information
(202) 879-9447
Appraisals Information
(202) 879-9445
Probate Clerk’s Office (Order Desk)
(202) 879-9460/9461
Guardianship Assistance Program
(202) 879-9407
Presiding Judge: Rhonda Reid Winston
Deputy Presiding Judge: John M. Campbell
Register of Wills: Anne Meister
Courtroom Locations
Courtrooms for the following judges are located, as of 1/1/10, on the second floor of Building A as follows:
Judge Reid Winston - Courtroom A48
Judge Campbell - Courtroom A47
Judge Christian - Courtroom A46 (also listed as 405(c))
NEW!!! Probate Division to host a Guardianship Conference.
The 2010 Guardianship Conference will be an opportunity to share ideas and information for improving guardianship services. Presentations will be offered by several community, health and legal professionals, including representatives from ESM Cares, Community Connections, the D.C. Department of Disability Services, Washington Hospital Center, and the D.C. Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Guardianship Conference Registration
Directions to the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (please note that the law library is located inside the Columbus School of Law)
Map of the Catholic University Campus (please note that the Columbus School of Law is located at G11 on the map)
We're hard at work
This website is currently being reinvented with new information, forms and links. Information on certain case types - ADM, SEB, FEP, WIL, GDN, TRP, LIT, and DIS - have been updated as well as information on Court Appointments and links to Remote Public Access, The Wills Project and Brochures and Videos. Information for INT/IDD, GDN, TRP, LIT and certain other minor case types and the home page have not yet been updated.
The Probate Division has jurisdiction over estates of those
who have passed away, trusts, guardianships of minors estates, and
guardianships and conservatorships of incapacitated adults.
Guardians are responsible for the physical well-being of an
incapacitated adult; conservators of incapacitated adults and guardians of minors' estates are responsible for ensuring
the best use of their finances.
The Division is comprised of: the Office of the Register
of Wills, a statutory office, and six sections which operate under the direction and supervision of the Register of Wills: the Legal Branch, which handles legal filings and sets appointments for small estates , the Auditing and Appraisals Branch, the Probate Clerk's Office, the Systems Administrator Office, the Quality Assurance Office, which also provides courtroom support, and the Guardianship Assistance Program.
2008 Caseload Statistics [879k]
2007 Caseload Statistics [15k]
Probate Court Rules
Superior Court Rules for the Probate Division (updated March 2010)
To return to the Table of Contents from the text portion of any Rule, click the cursor anywhere on the page.
New Probate Rules
Rule Promulgation Order 09-06, Amendments to SCR Probate 311, 321, 322, 324, 325 and 350
To view the brochures on this page, you will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader click
on this link for a free copy.
The Probate Resource Center is a volunteer program operated by the Pro Bono Services section of the District of Columbia Bar. Services are provided weekly by volunteer attorneys to unrepresented persons who have questions about estate administration and other probate issues. Services are provided by appointment only and persons interested should contact the DC Bar Pro Bono office at 202-737-4700.
The following brochures may be useful in answering questions on decedents estates, trusts, guardianships of minors, guardianships and conservatorships of incapacitated adults, and preparing inventories and accountings.
Probate Practice Standards (updated 08/06/2009) [372KB]
Forms and Information By Case Types
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