[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: 25CFR15.101]

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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 B--Starting the Probate Process
 
Sec. 15.101  How do I begin the BIA probate process?


    As soon as possible you should contact the nearest BIA agency or 
regional office where the decedent was enrolled to inform us of the 
decedent's death. You must provide a certified copy of the death 
certificate, if one exists. If a death certificate does not exist, you 
may provide one or more of the following:
    (a) A copy of the obituary notice from a local newspaper; or
    (b) Any other document that we accept that verifies the death, such 
as a church record or a court record; and
    (c) An affidavit of death prepared by the tribe with whom the 
decedent was

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associated or someone who knows about the decedent's death that supports 
the information in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section.