{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-15.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 15.11","heading":"What are the basic steps of the probate process?","body":"The basic steps of the probate process are:\n(a) We learn about a person's death (see subpart B for details);\n(b) We prepare a probate file that includes documents sent to the agency (see subpart C for details);\n(c) We refer the completed probate file to OHA for assignment to a judge or ADM (see subpart D for details); and\n(d) The judge or ADM decides how to distribute any trust or restricted land and/or trust personalty, and we make the distribution (see subpart D for details).","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—PROBATE","PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES","Subpart A—Introduction"],"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":"d3869f64d4f9538f1e6a9f27dbd6f060719d6ea1fbc3eee9ca65d3c62c241fb3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-15.10","next":"us/25-cfr-15.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}