---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 15.105"
title: "25"
number: "15.105"
heading: "What other documents does the agency need to prepare a probate file?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/15.105"
---

# §15.105. What other documents does the agency need to prepare a probate file?


In addition to the certified copy of a death certificate or other reliable evidence of death listed in [§ 15.104](/cfr/25/15.104.md), we need the following information and documents:

- (a) Originals or copies of all wills, codicils, and revocations, or other evidence that a will may exist;
- (b) The Social Security number of the decedent;
- (c) The place of enrollment and the tribal enrollment or census number of the decedent and potential heirs or devisees;
- (d) Current names and addresses of the decedent's potential heirs and devisees;
- (e) Any sworn statements regarding the decedent's family, including any statements of paternity or maternity;
- (f) Any statements renouncing an interest in the estate including identification of the person or entity in whose favor the interest is renounced, if any;
- (g) A list of claims by known creditors of the decedent and their addresses, including copies of any court judgments; and
- (h) Documents from the appropriate authorities, certified if possible, concerning the public record of the decedent, including but not limited to, any:
  - (1) Marriage licenses and certificates of the decedent;
  - (2) Divorce decrees of the decedent;
  - (3) Adoption and guardianship records concerning the decedent or the decedent's potential heirs or devisees;
  - (4) Use of other names by the decedent, including copies of name changes by court order; and
  - (5) **Orders requiring payment of child support or spousal support.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 67278, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.