---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 30.200"
title: "43"
number: "30.200"
heading: "What is a summary probate proceeding?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/30.200"
---

# §30.200. What is a summary probate proceeding?

- (a) A summary probate proceeding is the disposition of a probate case without a formal hearing, which is conducted on the basis of the probate file received from the agency. A summary probate proceeding may be conducted by a judge or an ADM.
- (b) A decedent's estate may be processed summarily if the estate involves only funds in an IIM account and the total value of the estate does not exceed $300 on the decedent's date of death, including:
  - (1) Funds deposited into the IIM account on or before the date of death; and
  - (2) **Funds accrued on or before the date of death.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 86 FR 72085, 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.