---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 30.123"
title: "43"
number: "30.123"
heading: "Will the judge determine matters of status and nationality?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/30.123"
---

# §30.123. Will the judge determine matters of status and nationality?

- (a) The judge in a probate proceeding will determine:
  - (1) If relevant, the status of eligible heirs or devisees as Indians;
  - (2) If relevant, the nationality or citizenship of eligible heirs or devisees; and
  - (3) Whether any of the Indian heirs or devisees with U.S. citizenship are individuals for whom the supervision and trusteeship of the United States has been terminated.
- (b) A judge may make determinations under this section in a current probate proceeding or in a completed probate case after a reopening without regard to a time limit.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 67289, Nov. 13, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 72084, Dec. 20, 2021]

### 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.

### Amendments

[73 FR 67289, Nov. 13, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 72084, Dec. 20, 2021]