---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.713"
title: "43"
number: "4.713"
heading: "What law governs the determination of heirs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.713"
---

# §4.713. What law governs the determination of heirs?


As directed by the Act, the presiding officer will determine a decedent's heirs under the Minnesota inheritance laws of intestate succession in effect on March 26, 1986, even though the decedent may have died with a valid will.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 2420, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.