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U.S. Code of Federal Regula...
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Title 25—Indians
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CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN ...
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PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR M...
PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES
§ 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?
§ 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?
§ 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?
§ 15.301 - May I receive funds from the decedent's IIM account for funeral services?
§ 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?
§ 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?
§ 15.501 - 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?