[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: 25CFR15.305]

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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 D--Probate Processing, Claims and Distributions
 
Sec. 15.305  What claims will be paid first?

    (a) The first claims to be paid, referred to as priority claims, are 
paid in order of priority. The priority claims are:
    (1) Funeral expenses (including the cemetery marker);
    (2) Medical expenses for the last illness;
    (3) Nursing home or other care facility expenses;
    (4) A claim of an Indian tribe;

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    (5) A claim reduced to judgment by a court of competent 
jurisdiction.
    (b) After payment of the priority claims, the BIA deciding official 
may authorize all remaining claims, referred to as general claims.