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In the District of Columbia, you can use an Affidavit only if the decedent owned nothing more than one or two motor vehicles.
There's a summary probate procedure available for estates with less than $40,000 subject to administration. (This excludes the value of all joint tenancy property and other assets that pass by beneficiary designation, such as life insurance and transfer on death accounts.)
D.C. Code Ann 20-351 and following.
Washington D.C. imposes an estate tax on property owned in the District of Columbia. If you are inheriting property from Washington, D.C., it may be subject to estate tax if the overall value of the estate is more than $4,710,000.
Yes. Federal exemptions are available in D.C.
Any property used as a residence or co-op that debtor or debtor's dependent uses as a residence
$2,575
In Washington D.C., you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks under state law.
The minimum wage in DC is $17 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in the District of Columbia must be paid at least $17 an hour.
In Washington D.C., your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $8 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $17 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.