CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—PROBATE (parts 15 to 18) > PART 15—PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES > SUBPART B—Starting the Probate Process (§15.101 to §15.108) > 15.103—How do I begin the probate process?

15.103—How do I begin the probate process?

As soon as possible, contact any of the following offices to inform us of the decedent's death:
(a) The agency or BIA regional office nearest to where the decedent was enrolled;
(b) Any agency or BIA regional office; or
(c) The Trust Beneficiary Call Center in OST.