{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-30.243","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 30.243","heading":"May a closed probate case be reopened?","body":"A closed probate case may be reopened if the decision or order issued in the probate case contains an error of fact or law (including, but not limited to, a missing or improperly included heir or devisee, a found will, or an error in the distribution of property), and the error is discovered more than 30 days after the mailing date of a decision.\n(a) Any interested party or BIA may seek correction of the error of fact or law by filing a petition for reopening with the judge.\n(b) Reopening may also be initiated on a judge's own motion.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 30—INDIAN PROBATE HEARINGS PROCEDURES","Subpart J—Formal Probate Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"1b89e946205947075a7732f59413d8765fa20633d39d4a0801521776a5066d62","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-30.242","next":"us/43-cfr-30.244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}