Chapter 3 - Opening the Estate (Subchapter I to Subchapter VI)
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Section 20-301 to Section 20-305)
- Subchapter II - Abbreviated Probate Proceeding (Section 20-311 and Section 20-312)
- Subchapter III - Standard Probate Proceeding (Section 20-321 to Section 20-324)
- Subchapter IV - Finality (Section 20-331)
- Subchapter V - Foreign Personal Representatives (Section 20-341 to Section 20-344)
- Subchapter VI - Small Estates (Section 20-351 to Section 20-357)