{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.711","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.711","heading":"Descent and distribution.","body":"(a) The court shall distribute the estate according to the terms of the will of the decedent which has been admitted to probate.\n(b) If the decedent died intestate or having left a will which has been rejected by the court, the estate shall be distributed as follows:\n(1) According to the laws and customs of the tribe if such laws and customs are proved; or\n(2) According to state law absent the existence of tribal laws or customs.\n(c) If no person takes under the above subsections, the estate shall escheat to the tribe.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart G—Probate Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"20af67578d1caa5e4d85e4f3383f664b0b898ae963126a374b33bbb0b0d4dcb5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.710","next":"us/25-cfr-11.712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}