Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 747


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 747. Property of deceased members

    (a) Federal laws inapplicable to probate
      The Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 855), the Act of February 14,
    1913 (37 Stat. 678), and other Acts amendatory thereto shall not
    apply to the probate of the trust and restricted property of the
    members of a tribe who die six months or more after September 1,
    1954.
    (b) State, etc., laws applicable to probate
      The laws of the several States, Territories, possessions, and the
    District of Columbia with respect to the probate of wills, the
    determination of heirs, and the administration of decedents'
    estates shall apply to the individual property of members of the
    tribe who die six months after September 1, 1954.



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