25 CFR §18.106
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A tribal probate code must meet the requirements of this section in order to receive our approval under this part.
- (a)The code must be consistent with Federal law.
- (b)The code must promote the policies of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA) Amendments of 2000, which are to:
- (c)Unless the conditions in paragraph (d) of this section are met, the code must not prohibit the devise of an interest to:
- (d)If the tribal probate code prohibits the devise of an interest to the devisees in paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section, then the code must:
- (1)Allow those devisees to renounce their interests in favor of eligible devisees as defined by the tribal probate code;
- (2)Allow a devisee who is the spouse or lineal descendant of the testator to reserve a life estate without regard to waste; and
- (3)Require the payment of fair market value as determined by the Department on the date of the decedent's death.