Title 25, Part 15 — Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Osage Nation and the Five Civilized Tribes
39 sections
Section 15.1
What is the purpose of this part?
Section 15.2
What definitions do I need to know?
Section 15.3
Who can make a will disposing of trust or restricted land or trust personalty?
Section 15.4
What are the requirements for a valid will?
Section 15.5
May I revoke my will?
Section 15.6
May my will be deemed revoked by operation of the law of any State?
Section 15.7
What is a self-proved will?
Section 15.8
May I make my will, codicil, or revocation self-proved?
Section 15.9
What information must be included in an affidavit for a self-proved will, codicil, or revocation?
Section 15.10
What assets will the Secretary probate?
Section 15.11
What are the basic steps of the probate process?
Section 15.12
What happens if assets in a trust estate may be diminished or destroyed while the probate is pending?
Section 15.101
When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property?
Section 15.102
Who may notify the agency of a death?
Section 15.103
How do I begin the probate process?
Section 15.104
Does the agency need a death certificate to prepare a probate file?
Section 15.105
What other documents does the agency need to prepare a probate file?
Section 15.106
May a probate case be initiated when an owner of an interest has been absent?
Section 15.107
Who prepares a probate file?
Section 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?
Section 15.201
What will the agency do with the documents that I provide?
Section 15.202
What items must the agency include in the probate file?
Section 15.203
What information must Tribes provide BIA to complete the probate file?
Section 15.204
When is a probate file complete?
Section 15.301
May funds for funeral services be paid from the decedent's IIM account?
Section 15.302
May I file a claim against an estate?
Section 15.303
Where may I file my claim against an estate?
Section 15.304
When must I file my claim?
Section 15.305
What must I include with my claim?
Section 15.401
What happens after BIA prepares the probate file?
Section 15.402
What happens after the probate file is referred to OHA?
Section 15.403
What happens after the probate order is issued?
Section 15.404
What happens if BIA identifies additional property of a decedent after the probate decision is issued?
Section 15.405
What happens if BIA identifies that property was incorrectly included in a decedent's inventory?
Section 15.501
How may I find out the status of a probate?
Section 15.502
Who owns the records associated with this part?
Section 15.503
How must records associated with this part be preserved?
Section 15.504
Who may inspect records and records management practices?
Section 15.505
How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this part?