American Indian Will Information for the Trust Landowner

• American Indian Trust Land: Forms to Use When Drafting a Will to Protect Your Trust Land word

  Information and forms, plus an application you can fill out to request help to draft a will to protect trust land. Read More

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• Information for Individual Indian Money Account Holders about the Cobell vs. Salazar Settlement

  Information about the settlement of the trust fund case brought for Individual Indian Money (IIM) Account Holders. Includes a way to register to get information from the government about your IIM and whether you are affected by the settlement. Content Detail

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  www.CobellSettlement.com

• American Indian Trust Land: How to Apply for Help to Draft a Will word

  Information about how to apply for help to draft a will to protect trust land. Content Detail

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  Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA)

• Common Questions about Trust Land and Writing Your Own Will

  Answers to questions about the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2005 and writing wills. Content Detail

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  Indian Land Tenure Foundation

• What Every Indian Land Owner Needs to Know About the Cobell Settlement PDF

  Information about how the Cobell settlement affects your rights to your land. Content Detail

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  Indian Law Office, Wisconsin Judicare

• Why Trust Landowners Need Wills and Estate Planning

  A brochure that tells trust landowners why it is so important to write a will (on page 2). Also includes information about the Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• American Indian Probate Reform Act: 14 Fact Sheets from the MSU Extension Service

  A link to 14 fact sheets about the AIPRA and how it affects trust landowners. Content Detail

• Frequently Asked Questions About Wills and Estate Planning

  An easy-to-read brochure about why it is so important to have a will drafted for your trust land. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of the Interior

• Understanding the AIPRA for Landowners PowerPoint Presentation

  A presentation for American Indian landowners that explains rights under the American Indian Probate Reform Act. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• Understanding the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004

  How trust land passes when a loved one dies and why it is important to write a will. Content Detail

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  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Dept of the Interior

• Estate Planning Options Chart

  A chart that shows estate planning options under the American Indian Probate Reform Act. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• How Your Individual Indian Money Account Will Be Divided Without A Will

  A chart that shows what will happen to your Individual Indian Money Account if you die without a will. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• How Your Trust Land Will Be Divided Without a Will: If the Trust Land is Less Than 5% of the Parcel PDF

  A chart that shows what will happen to your trust land if you die without a will. This chart applies to you if the trust land is less than 5% of the entire land parcel. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• How Your Trust Land Will Be Divided Without a Will: If the Trust Land is 5% or More of the Parcel

  A chart that shows what will happen to your trust land if you die without a will. This chart applies to you if the trust land is 5% or more of the entire land parcel. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• American Indian Probate Reform Act PDF

  Copy of the Act passed by the 108th Congress. These are not all the laws that can apply, just some that may be helpful. Content Detail

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  United States Senate and House of Representatives