C.F.R. » Title 25 » CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › SUBCHAPTER C—PROBATE › PART 18—TRIBAL PROBATE CODES › Subpart D—Approval of Single Heir Rule

25 C.F.R. § 18.301

May a tribe create and adopt a single heir rule without adopting a tribal probate code?

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Yes. A tribe may create and adopt a single heir rule for intestate succession. The single heir rule may specify a single recipient other than the one specified in 25 U.S.C. 2206(a)(2)(D).