[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR15.1]

[Page 65]
 
                            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 A--Introduction
 
Sec. 15.1  What is the purpose of this part?


    This part contains the procedures that the Secretary follows to 
initiate the probate of the trust estate of a deceased individual Indian 
who owned trust or restricted property. This part tells you how to file 
the necessary documents to probate the trust estate. This part also 
describes how probates will be processed by the BIA, and how probates 
may be sent to the OHA for disposition.