[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: 25CFR15.4]

[Page 66]
 
                            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. 15.4  How does the probate process work?

    The basic steps of the probate process are:
    (a) We find out about a person's death (see subpart B for details);
    (b) We prepare a probate package which includes documents that you 
send us (see subpart C for details);
    (c) We refer the completed probate package to a deciding official in 
the BIA or the OHA (see subpart D for details);
    (d) The deciding official decides how to distribute the property 
and/or funds deposited in an IIM account (see subparts D and E for 
details).