[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: 22CFR72.48] [Page 362] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 72--DEATHS AND ESTATES--Table of Contents Sec. 72.48 Consular action on unclaimed estates. If, after the expiration of one year from the date of the decedent's death, a legal representative has not appeared to claim the estate, the consular officer should dispose of the entire personal estate in the manner prescribed by Sec. 72.46.