§ 4.212 - Contents of notice.

(a) In the notice of hearing, the administrative law judge shall specify that at the stated time and place he will take testimony to determine the heirs of the deceased person (naming him) and, if a will is offered for probate, testimony as to the validity of the will describing it by date. The notice shall name all known presumptive heirs of the decedent, and, if a will is offered for probate, the beneficiaries under such will and the attesting witnesses to the will. The notice shall cite this subpart as the authority and jurisdiction for holding the hearing, and shall inform all persons having an interest in the estate of the decedent, including persons having claims or accounts against the estate, to be present at the hearing or their rights may be lost by default.

(b) The notice shall state further that the hearing may be continued to another time and place. A continuance may be announced either at the original hearing by the administrative law judge or by an appropriate notice posted at the announced place of hearing on or prior to the announced hearing date and hour.