22 CFR 72.24
§ 72.24 Conflicting claims.
United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective
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- 22 CFR 72.24, § 72.24 Conflicting claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93090
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Neither the consular officer nor the Department of State has the authority or responsibility to mediate or determine the validity or order of contending claims to the personal estate of a deceased United States citizen or non-citizen national. If rival claimants, executors or administrators demand the personal estate in the consular officer's possession, the officer should not release the estate to any claimant until a legally binding agreement in writing has been reached or until the dispute is settled by a court of competent jurisdiction, and/or the Department has approved the release.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.