A claimant shall present a claim against a decedent’s estate by delivering or mailing, return receipt requested, a written statement of the claim, verified in accordance with section 20-102: to the personal representative with a copy to the Register; or to the Register with a copy to the personal representative. For purposes of presenting a claim within the 6-month time limits provided in section 20-903 , a claim shall be deemed presented if inadvertently it is only sent either to the personal representative or to the Register pursuant to this section. A statement of a claim shall state: the name and address of the claimant; the basis of the claim; the amount claimed; if the claim is not yet due, when the claim will become due; if the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency; and if the claim is secured, a description of the security. The Court may, in its discretion, disallow a claim, in whole or in part, if the claimant fails to comply with subsections (a) and (b) or with the personal representative’s reasonable requests for additional information.
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