25 CFR Part 15 — Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes
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
Subpart D — Obtaining Emergency Assistance and Filing Claims
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?