---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 30.121"
title: "43"
number: "30.121"
heading: "May a judge appoint a master in a probate case?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/30.121"
---

# §30.121. May a judge appoint a master in a probate case?

- (a) In the exercise of any authority under this part, a judge may appoint a master to do all of the following:
  - (1) Conduct hearings on the record as to all or specific issues in probate cases as assigned by the judge;
  - (2) Make written reports including findings of fact and conclusions of law; and
  - (3) **Propose a recommended decision to the judge.**
- (b) When the master files a report under this section, the master must also mail a copy of the report and recommended decision to all interested parties.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 67289, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.