[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR72.38] [Page 359] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 72--DEATHS AND ESTATES--Table of Contents Sec. 72.38 Collection of debts due deceased. The consular officer should endeavor to collect only those debts due the decedent from persons or concerns in the country in which the death occurred or in the country in which the decedent was residing at the time of death. Debts so collected are regarded as part of the decedent's personal estate, and should be included in the gross amount thereof for the assessment of fees (Sec. 72.52).