District of Columbia personal representative compensation
D.C. Code § 20-751 entitles a personal representative to reasonable compensation for services, unless the Court orders otherwise for good cause in a supervised administration or for a special administrator. The District publishes no percentage schedule. Compensation can be paid without prior court approval and is reviewed only if an interested person asks the Court, which then weighs the work done, any estimate given, the time spent and the results (§ 20-753). In a small-estate proceeding the personal representative receives no commission (§ 20-354(a)).
Sources reviewed October 3, 2026.
District of Columbia sets no percentage schedule, so no fee can be computed from the estate value. The Probate Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia decides what is reasonable for the work actually done; the governing text is quoted in the source below.
Reviewed source note: Except as may otherwise be ordered by the Court for good cause shown in respect to a supervised personal representative or a special administrator, a personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation for services.
What this means: The District publishes no percentage schedule. Compensation may be paid without prior court approval and is reviewed only on petition under § 20-753.
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