District of Columbia Notice of After Discovered Will and Notice of Appointment are legal documents used to determine the validity of a will and to appoint the personal representative of the estate. A Notice of After Discovered Will is filed when an original will is located after probate proceedings have been initiated. This document begins the process to determine the validity of the will, and may result in the revocation of the original appointment. A Notice of Appointment is filed after a will is proved valid, and it appoints the personal representative of the estate. There are two types of Notice of After Discovered Will filings in the District of Columbia: an informal filing and a formal filing. An informal filing may be used when a will is located after probate proceedings have begun but before a Notice of Appointment has been filed. A formal filing is used when the original will is located after a Notice of Appointment has been filed. In either case, the Notice of After Discovered Will and Notice of Appointment must be filed with the District of Columbia Register of Wills. The Notice of After Discovered Will must include the name of the decedent, the date of death, the location of the will, and the date the will was found. The Notice of Appointment must include the name and address of the personal representative, as well as the date and time of the appointment.