District of Columbia Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Verified Statement Regarding Service of Petition For Standard Probate is a document used to begin the probate process in the District of Columbia. It is used to verify that the executor of the estate has properly served the petition for standard probate to all the necessary parties (such as the decedent's heirs and creditors). The verified statement must be signed by the executor and notarized. There are two types of District of Columbia Case Initiation-Standard Probate (Adm)-Verified Statement Regarding Service of Petition For Standard Probate: a standard petition and an emergency petition. The standard petition is used to begin the probate process in the usual way, while the emergency petition is used to expedite the process in cases where the decedent's affairs must be resolved quickly.