[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: 25CFR15.202] [Page 68] 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 If the decedent owed me money, how do I file a claim against the estate? (a) If you wish to make a claim against the estate of a decedent, you must submit to us an original and two copies of an itemized statement of the debt. The statement must show the amount of the original debt and the remaining balance on the date of the decedent's death. (b) The itemized statement must state whether you have filed a claim against the decedent's non-trust assets. (c) We must receive your claim within 60 days from the date we received the verification of the decedent's death in Sec. 15.101 to include the claim as part of the probate package.