[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: 25CFR15.202]

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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 C--Preparing the Probate Package
 
Sec. 15.202  What must the complete probate package contain?

    The complete probate package must contain all of the following:
    (a) A certified copy of the death certificate, if one exists, or 
some other reliable evidence of death as required by Sec. 15.101;
    (b) A completed Form OHA-7, ``Data for Heirship Findings and Family 
History,'' certified by the BIA;
    (c) A certified inventory of trust or restricted real property;
    (d) A statement describing all income generating activity;
    (e) A copy of the decedent's IIM account ledger showing:
    (1) The balance of the account at the date of death; and
    (2) The balance of the account at the date of probate package 
submission;
    (f) All original or certified copies of wills, codicils and any 
revocations of wills or codicils;
    (g) Any statements renouncing interest that have been submitted to 
the agency;
    (h) Claims of creditors against the estate;
    (i) All documentation of payment of claims paid prior to probate 
proceeding;
    (j) All other documents required in Sec. 15.105;
    (k) Tribal options to purchase interests of a decedent;
    (l) Affidavit of the probate clerk or probate specialist that all 
efforts to locate the probable heirs and beneficiaries have been 
exhausted; and
    (m) Any other documentation that may be required at the time of 
probate proceedings.