[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: 25CFR15.304]

[Page 70]
 
                            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 D--Probate Processing, Claims and Distributions
 
Sec. 15.304  How does the BIA deciding official determine if a claim will be allowed and paid?

    (a) The BIA deciding official may direct the payment of some or all 
of the debts of the decedent after reviewing the probate package in 
accordance with the standards provided at 43 CFR 4.250 (c) through (g), 
and no claim prohibited by 43 CFR 4.250 will be paid.
    (b) No claim will be paid from trust or restricted assets where the 
BIA deciding official is aware that the decedent's non-trust estate may 
be available to pay the claim.