25 CFR Part 15
PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
- PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
- Chapter I—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior › Subchapter C—Probate
- Subpart A—Introduction
- § 15.1 What is the purpose of this part?
- § 15.2 What definitions do I need to know?
- § 15.3 Who can make a will disposing of trust or restricted land or trust personalty?
- § 15.4 What are the requirements for a valid will?
- § 15.5 May I revoke my will?
- § 15.6 May my will be deemed revoked by operation of the law of any State?
- § 15.7 What is a self-proved will?
- § 15.8 May I make my will, codicil, or revocation self-proved?
- § 15.9 What information must be included in an affidavit for a self-proved will, codicil, or revocation?
- § 15.10 What assets will the Secretary probate?
- § 15.11 What are the basic steps of the probate process?
- § 15.12 What happens if assets in a trust estate may be diminished or destroyed while the probate is pending?
- Subpart B—Starting the Probate Process
- § 15.101 When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property?
- § 15.102 Who may notify the agency of a death?
- § 15.103 How do I begin the probate process?
- § 15.104 Does the agency need a death certificate to prepare a probate file?
- § 15.105 What other documents does the agency need to prepare a probate file?
- § 15.106 May a probate case be initiated when an owner of an interest has been absent?
- § 15.107 Who prepares a probate file?
- § 15.108 If the decedent was not an enrolled member of a tribe or was a member of more than one tribe, who prepares the probate file?
- Subpart C—Preparing the Probate File
- § 15.201 What will the agency do with the documents that I provide?
- § 15.202 What items must the agency include in the probate file?
- § 15.203 What information must Tribes provide BIA to complete the probate file?
- § 15.204 When is a probate file complete?
- Subpart D—Obtaining Emergency Assistance and Filing Claims
- § 15.301 May funds for funeral services be paid from the decedent's IIM account?
- § 15.302 May I file a claim against an estate?
- § 15.303 Where may I file my claim against an estate?
- § 15.304 When must I file my claim?
- § 15.305 What must I include with my claim?
- Subpart E—Probate Processing and Distributions
- § 15.401 What happens after BIA prepares the probate file?
- § 15.402 What happens after the probate file is referred to OHA?
- § 15.403 What happens after the probate order is issued?
- § 15.404 What happens if BIA identifies additional property of a decedent after the probate decision is issued?
- § 15.405 What happens if BIA identifies that property was incorrectly included in a decedent's inventory?
- Subpart F—Information and Records
- § 15.501 How may I find out the status of a probate?
- § 15.502 Who owns the records associated with this part?
- § 15.503 How must records associated with this part be preserved?
- § 15.504 Who may inspect records and records management practices?
- § 15.505 How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this part?
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