§15.11. What are the basic steps of the probate process?
25 C.F.R. § 15.11
The basic steps of the probate process are:
We learn about a person's death (see subpart B for details);
We prepare a probate file that includes documents sent to the agency (see subpart C for details);
We refer the completed probate file to OHA for assignment to a judge or ADM (see subpart D for details); and
The judge or ADM decides how to distribute any trust or restricted land and/or trust personalty, and we make the distribution (see subpart D for details).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.