INSTRUCTIONS: WASHINGTON D.C. ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL (SUBJECT OUTSIDE THE METROPOLITAN AREA)

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Washington D.C. court to appoint counsel for the subject of a probate case who resides outside the metropolitan area. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the District of Columbia Courts system.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 1: Enter the name of the adult who is the subject of this case on the first blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 2: Enter the date on which the petition to appoint a counsel was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 3: Enter the month in which the petition was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 4: Enter the last two digits of the year in which the petition was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 5: Enter the date on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 6: Enter the month on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 7: Enter the last two digits of the year on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 8: On the next blank line, enter the name of the person being appointed counsel.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 9: On the next blank line, enter the name of the subject.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 10: On the next blank line, enter the date on which counsel will represent the subject at a hearing.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel (Subject Outside The Metropolitan Area) Step 11: On the next blank line, enter the last two digits of the year in which this hearing will take place. Enter the date, courtroom number, name of the judge who will preside at the hearing and the presiding judge's signature on the last four blank lines.