43 C.F.R. § 4.217 Contents of notice.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) In the notice of a formal hearing, the administrative law judge or Indian probate judge must: (1) Specify that, at the stated time and place, the administrative law judge or Indian probate judge will take testimony to determine the heirs of the decedent (naming him or her) and, if a will is offered for probate, testimony as to the validity of the will (describing it by date); (2) Name all known probable heirs of the decedent, and, if a will is offered for probate, the beneficiaries under the will and the attesting witnesses to the will; (3) Cite this subpart as the authority and jurisdiction for holding the hearing; (4) Inform all persons having an interest in the estate of the decedent, including persons having claims against the estate, to be present at the hearing or their rights may be lost by default; and (5) State that the hearing may be continued to another time and place. (b) A continuance may be announced either at the original hearing by the administrative law judge or Indian probate judge or by an appropriate notice posted at the announced place of hearing on or before the announced hearing date and hour.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
Subpart D—Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals
Formal Probate Proceedings
§ 4.217 Contents of notice.
