[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR15.101]

[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 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.
    (a) You should provide a certified copy of the death certificate, if 
one exists.
    (b) If a death certificate does not exist, you should provide an 
affidavit of death prepared by the tribe with whom the decedent was 
associated or someone who knows about the decedent's death that 
specifies what is known about the date and cause of the decedent's 
death. A copy of any supporting documents that may be available, such as 
an obituary or death notice or a church or court record, should be 
provided along with the affidavit.