Subpart A - Introduction

§ 15.1 - What is the purpose of this part?

§ 15.2 - What definitions do I need to know?

§ 15.3 - Who can make a will disposing of trust or restricted land or trust personalty?

§ 15.4 - What are the requirements for a valid will?

§ 15.5 - May I revoke my will?

§ 15.6 - May my will be deemed revoked by operation of the law of any State?

§ 15.7 - What is a self-proved will?

§ 15.8 - May I make my will, codicil, or revocation self-proved?

§ 15.9 - What information must be included in an affidavit for a self-proved will, codicil, or revocation?

§ 15.10 - What assets will the Secretary probate?

§ 15.11 - What are the basic steps of the probate process?

§ 15.12 - What happens if assets in a trust estate may be diminished or destroyed while the probate is pending?

Subpart B - Starting the Probate Process

§ 15.101 - When should I notify the agency of the death of a person owning trust or restricted property?

§ 15.102 - Who may notify the agency of a death?

§ 15.103 - How do I begin the probate process?

§ 15.104 - Does the agency need a death certificate to prepare a probate file?

§ 15.105 - What other documents does the agency need to prepare a probate file?

§ 15.106 - May a probate case be initiated when an owner of an interest has been absent?

§ 15.107 - Who prepares a probate file?

§ 15.108 - If the decedent was not an enrolled member of a tribe or was a member of more than one tribe, who prepares the probate file?

§ 15.109 - Can a probable heir or beneficiary give up his/her interest in trust or restricted lands or trust funds?

Subpart C - Preparing the Probate File

§ 15.201 - What will the agency do with the documents that I provide?

§ 15.202 - What items must the agency include in the probate file?

§ 15.203 - What information must Tribes provide BIA to complete the probate file?

§ 15.204 - When is a probate file complete?

§ 15.205 - When will the BIA refer a probate to the OHA?

§ 15.206 - Is there a summary process for distributing an estate with only trust cash assets?

Subpart D - Obtaining Emergency Assistance and Filing Claims

§ 15.301 - May funds for funeral services be paid from the decedent's IIM account?

§ 15.302 - May I file a claim against an estate?

§ 15.303 - Where may I file my claim against an estate?

§ 15.304 - When must I file my claim?

§ 15.305 - What must I include with my claim?

§ 15.306 - Can the BIA deciding official reduce the amount of claims?

§ 15.307 - What if there is not enough money in the decedent's IIM account to pay all claims?

§ 15.308 - Will the BIA use future income to pay claims?

§ 15.309 - Will the BIA deciding official authorize payment of interest or penalties accruing after the date of death?

§ 15.310 - When will the BIA deciding official issue a decision on the probate?

§ 15.311 - What is in the written decision/order of the BIA deciding official?

§ 15.312 - What happens after the decision is made?

Subpart E - Probate Processing and Distributions

§ 15.401 - What happens after BIA prepares the probate file?

§ 15.402 - What happens after the probate file is referred to OHA?

§ 15.403 - What happens after the probate order is issued?

§ 15.404 - What happens if BIA identifies additional property of a decedent after the probate decision is issued?

§ 15.405 - What happens if BIA identifies that property was incorrectly included in a decedent's inventory?

Subpart F - Information and Records

§ 15.501 - How may I find out the status of a probate?

§ 15.502 - Who owns the records associated with this part?

§ 15.503 - How must records associated with this part be preserved?

§ 15.504 - Who may inspect records and records management practices?

§ 15.505 - How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this part?