{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-4.713","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 4.713","heading":"What law governs the determination of heirs?","body":"As directed by the Act, the presiding officer will determine a decedent's heirs under the Minnesota inheritance laws of intestate succession in effect on March 26, 1986, even though the decedent may have died with a valid will.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 4—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES","Subpart H—Specific Rules Applicable to White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act 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":"d92902e297e47ce0c51120be4c44d7b64fa2959047ada1cdddd939fc27937f3b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-4.712","next":"us/43-cfr-4.714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}