§ 179.1 What is the purpose of this part?
§ 179.2 What definitions do I need to know?
§ 179.3 What law applies to life estates?
§ 179.4 When does a life estate terminate?
§ 179.5 What documents will BIA use to record termination of a life estate?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 25 > Chapter I > Subchapter H > Part 179 > Subpart A - General

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • restricted property: as used in this part does not include the restricted lands of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma or the Osage Nation. See 25 CFR 179.2