25 C.F.R. § 15.104
Does the agency need a death certificate to prepare a probate file?
(a) Yes. You must provide us with a certified copy of the death certificate if a death certificate exists. If necessary, we will make a copy from your certified copy for our use and return your copy.
(b) If a death certificate does not exist, you must provide an affidavit containing as much information as you have concerning the deceased, such as:
(1) The State, city, reservation, location, date, and cause of death;
(2) The last known address of the deceased;
(3) Names and addresses of others who may have information about the deceased; and
(4) Any other information available concerning the deceased, such as newspaper articles, an obituary, death notices, or a church or court record.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Kakaygeesick v. Salazar, 656 F. Supp. 2d 964 (D. Minnesota 2009).
Kakaygeesick v. Salazar, 656 F. Supp. 2d 964 (D. Minnesota 2009). “Rather, properly raised and supported, an assertion of error to the IBIA, as to the propriety of the ALJ’s implicit rejection of George Angus’s Will, because it was not an original, or a certified copy of the original, would have allowed the agency, which promulgated the need…”
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