25 CFR 11.703
§ 11.703 Petition and order to probate estate.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 11.703, § 11.703 Petition and order to probate estate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/103597
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(a) Any person having an interest in the administration of an estate which is subject to the jurisdiction of the court may file a written petition with the court requesting that such estate be administered in probate.
(b) The Court of Indian Offenses shall enter an order directing that the estate be probated upon finding that the decedent was an Indian who, at the time of his or her death, was domiciled or owned real or personal property situated within the Indian country under the jurisdiction of the court other than trust or other restricted property, that the decedent left an estate subject to the jurisdiction of the court, and that it is necessary to probate such estate.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.