Office of the Auditor-Master
Hours
Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
Location
616 H Street, Room 623
Washington, D.C. 20001
Main Contact
Louis Jenkins, Auditor Master
Phone: (202) 626-3280
One of the important goals of the Court
is to ensure financial accuracy in cases involving assets
and property. In many cases before the Court, disputes
arise over the value of assets and the accuracy of reported
financial transactions. When the parties are in disagreement,
such cases are often referred to the Office of the Auditor-Master
for resolution of the dispute. In other cases, financial
reports or accounts must be filed with the Court explaining
how assets belonging to other people have been managed.
If those reports or accounts are not satisfactorily
filed, the cases may be referred to the Auditor-Master
for a determination of how the assets were handled.
The Auditor-Master states accounts, determines the
value of assets and makes other financial calculations
after hearing testimony and receiving documentation
from parties. An account is "stated" by
setting forth the beginning assets (money, property
and valuables), adding additional income and increases
in value of assets, deducting all permissible expenditures,
disbursements and losses in value, and determining the
ending balance. After making those financial determinations,
the Auditor-Master presents a report containing proposed
findings of fact and conclusions of law to the Court.
Cases may be referred from the Probate, Civil, Family,
and Tax Divisions.
2007 Statistical Summary
Brochure: About the Office of the Auditor-Master
Folleto: Informaci�ón sobre la Oficina del Auditor General
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