---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 30.182"
title: "43"
number: "30.182"
heading: "Who may renounce an inherited interest on behalf of an heir or devisee who dies before the hearing?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/30.182"
---

# §30.182. Who may renounce an inherited interest on behalf of an heir or devisee who dies before the hearing?


If an individual heir or devisee dies before the hearing, a renunciation may be made on his or her behalf by any of the following, if the judge makes a determination that the renunciation is in the best interest of the parties:

- (a) An individual appointed by a probate court to act on behalf of his or her private (i.e., non-Federal-trust) estate, including but not limited to a personal representative, administrator, or executor; or
- (b) Someone appointed by the judge with the express approval of all the heirs or devisees of the deceased heir or devisee.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 86 FR 72084, Dec. 20, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.