CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 30—INDIAN PROBATE HEARINGS PROCEDURES > SUBPART C—Judicial Authority and Duties (§30.120 to §30.128) > 30.123—Will the judge determine matters of status and nationality?

30.123—Will the judge determine matters of status and nationality?

(a) The judge in a probate proceeding will determine:
(1) The status of eligible heirs or devisees as Indians;
(2) If relevant, the nationality or citizenship of eligible heirs or devisees; and
(3) Whether any of the Indian heirs or devisees with U.S. citizenship are individuals for whom the supervision and trusteeship of the United States has been terminated.
(b) A judge may make determinations under this section in a current probate proceeding or in a completed probate case after a reopening without regard to a time limit.