[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR15.206]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 15--PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Preparing the Probate Package
 
Sec. 15.206  Is there a summary process for distributing an estate with only trust cash assets?

    Yes. Unless otherwise provided by federal law or a tribal 
inheritance code approved by the Secretary, a decedent's estate that 
contains only trust cash assets of a value less than $5,000 not 
including any interest that may have accrued after the death of the 
decedent, may be summarily processed by a BIA deciding official.
    (a) Within 30 days after notice under Sec. 15.203 has been sent, the 
probable heirs may request a formal hearing before an ALJ to determine 
the proper

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distribution of the trust cash assets. Upon notice of a request for a 
formal hearing, the probate specialist will forward the probate package 
to the appropriate ALJ within five days.
    (b) Within 60 days after notice under Sec. 15.203 has been sent and 
if the probable heirs have not requested a formal hearing with an ALJ, 
the BIA deciding official to whom the probate has been referred will 
assemble the probable heirs and hold an informal hearing to determine 
the distribution of the trust cash assets.
    (c) Within 30 days after the informal hearing, the BIA deciding 
official will prepare an order in accordance with Sec. 15.302 through 
Sec. 15.311.
    (d) Any interested party may appeal a summary distribution decision 
in accordance with subpart E of this part.