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At any time after the death of a person subject to this chapter, any person may initiate the probate of the decedent’s estate by filing for probate with the Tribal Court containing:

(a) The name of the decedent;

(b) The decedent’s enrollment status with the Tribe or other tribe;

(c) The decedent’s date of death;

(d) A certified copy of the decedent’s death certificate;

(e) The names and addresses of the decedent’s surviving family to the extent such information is known to the petitioner;

(f) The original or a true and correct copy of any will found or document alleged to be the last will of the decedent. If no original is available, the petition shall include a description of the efforts made to obtain the original and any facts relating to the absence;

(g) If the decedent left a will, the names and addresses of the beneficiaries under the will;

(h) A general description of the decedent’s estate subject to probate in Tribal Court, and a general description of those portions of the decedent’s estate, if any, not subject to probate in this Court, including, but not limited to, any interests in trust or restricted property;

(i) Proof of service of the petition on the Tribal Chairman;

(j) Any other information about the estate or other relevant information that may be necessary to establish that the Court has jurisdiction over the probate proceedings;

(k) A statement of whether any probate proceedings are pending in any other jurisdiction, and, if so, the name and case number of the other proceedings, and the name and address of the personal representative or similar person appointed in such proceedings;

(l) A request for appointment of a personal representative and a statement of the qualifications of the proposed personal representative including, without limitation, relation to the decedent;

(m) If the will is available, a request for approval of the will of the decedent;

(n) If a will is not available, a request that the Court find that the decedent died without a valid will; and

(o) A verification signed under penalty of perjury by the petitioner that the contents of the petition are true and correct.

Subsections (d) and (f) of this section may be provided at the time of filing the petition or as soon as practicable thereafter. [Ord. 53 § 8502, amended, 10/30/2018; Ord. 50B § 8502, amended, 6/22/2017.]