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IN Code § 29-2-19-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-4. "Disposition"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "disposition" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-15-2-7.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-5. "Funeral Services"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "funeral services" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-15-2-17.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-6. "Grave Memorial"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "grave memorial" has the meaning set forth in IC 14-21-2-2.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-7. "Merchandise"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "merchandise" refers to personal property described in IC 30-2-13-8.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-8. Funeral Planning Declaration; Requirements

Sec. 8. (a) A person who is of sound mind and is at least eighteen (18) years of age may execute a funeral planning declaration substantially in the form set forth in section 13 of this chapter. A declaration may not be included in a will, a power of attorney, or a similar document.(b) A declaration must meet the following conditions:(1) Be voluntary.(2) Be in writing.(3) Direct an individual to serve as the declarant's designee.(4) Be signed by the person making the declaration or by another person in the declarant's presence and at the direction of the declarant.(5) Be dated.(6) Be signed in the presence of at least two (2) competent witnesses who are at least eighteen (18) years of age.(c) The following may not be a witness to a declaration under subsection (b)(6):(1) The person who signed the declaration on behalf of and at the direction of the declarant.(2) A parent, spouse, or child of the declarant.(3) An individual who is entitled to any part of the declarant's estate whether the declarant dies testate or intestate, including an individual who could take from the declarant's estate if the declarant's will is declared invalid.For purposes of subdivision (3), a person is not considered to be entitled to any part of the declarant's estate solely by virtue of being nominated as a personal representative or as the attorney for the estate in the declarant's will.(d) A declaration is not binding upon a funeral home, a cemetery, any other person engaged in the business of providing funeral services, any other person selling merchandise or grave markers, or any other person providing a service or other property subject to the declaration until the person receives consideration for the service, merchandise, or other property. If any provision of a declaration conflicts with:(1) IC 23-14-31;(2) IC 23-14-33; or(3) IC 25-15;the provision contained in the declaration controls.(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), a declarant may not direct an individual who is:(1) a provider of funeral services;(2) responsible for any aspect of the disposition of the declarant's remains; or(3) associated with any entity that is responsible for providing funeral services or disposing of the declarant's remains;to be the declarant's designee in a declaration executed under this chapter.(f) Subsection (e) does not apply to an individual who is related to the declarant by birth, marriage, or adoption.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-9. Funeral Planning Declaration; Declarant's Preferences

Sec. 9. A declaration may specify the declarant's preferences concerning any of the following:(1) The disposition of the declarant's remains after the declarant's death.(2) Who may direct the disposition of the declarant's remains.(3) Who may provide funeral services after the declarant's death.(4) The ceremonial arrangements to be performed after the declarant's death.(5) The merchandise that the declarant prefers for the disposition of the declarant's remains and any ceremonial arrangements.(6) Who may direct the ceremonial arrangements to be performed after the declarant's death.(7) A grave memorial.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-10. Conflict Resolution

Sec. 10. The provisions of a declarant's most recent declaration prevail over any other document executed by the declarant concerning any preferences described in section 9 of this chapter. However, this section may not be construed to invalidate a power of attorney executed under IC 30-5-5 or an appointment of a health care representative under IC 16-36-1 or IC 16-36-7 with respect to any power or duty belonging to the attorney in fact or health care representative that is not related to a preference described in section 9 of this chapter.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.70.
IN Code § 29-2-19-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-11. Immunity for Good Faith Reliance

Sec. 11. (a) A person who acts in good faith reliance on a declaration is immune from liability to the same extent as if the person had dealt directly with the declarant and the declarant had been a competent and living person.(b) A person who deals with a declaration may presume, in the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary, that:(1) the declaration was validly executed; and(2) the declarant was competent at the time the declaration was executed.(c) The directions of a declarant expressed in a declaration are binding as if the declarant were alive and competent.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-12. Funeral Planning Declaration; Form Required; Additional Directions Permitted

Sec. 12. A declaration must be substantially in the form set forth in section 13 of this chapter, but the declaration may include additional, specific directions. The invalidity of any additional, specific direction does not affect the validity of the declaration.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-13. Form of Funeral Planning Declaration

Sec. 13. The following is the funeral planning declaration form:
IN Code § 29-2-19-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-14. Revocation

Sec. 14. A declaration may be revoked by the declarant in writing or by burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating, or destroying the declaration with the intent to revoke the declaration.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-15. Effect of Dissolution, Annulment, or Separation

Sec. 15. Except as otherwise expressly provided in a declaration, a subsequent:(1) dissolution of marriage;(2) annulment of marriage;(3) legal separation of the declarant and the declarant's spouse; or(4) court determination that the declarant and spouse were physically and emotionally separated at the time of death and the separation was for an extended time that clearly demonstrates an absence of due affection, trust, and regard for the declarant;automatically revokes a delegation of authority in a declaration to the declarant's spouse to direct the disposition of the declarant's body or to make all arrangements concerning funeral services and other ceremonies after the declarant's death.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.34-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 29-2-19-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-16. Law Governing a Designee Who Is Unable or Unwilling to Serve

Sec. 16. Except as otherwise provided in a declaration, section 17 of this chapter controls if a person to whom a declaration delegates the authority to make arrangements after a declarant's death is unable or unwilling to serve.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-18. Reliance on Out-of-State Declarations

Sec. 18. A person in Indiana may rely on a declaration or similar instrument that was executed in another state and that complies with the requirements of this chapter to the extent that an action requested by the declarant in the declaration or similar instrument does not violate any federal or Indiana law or any ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-2-19-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 2. Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration|29-2-19-19. Actions to Contest the Validity of a Funeral Planning Declaration

Sec. 19. An action to contest the validity of any declaration made under this chapter must be:(1) brought in the same manner as an action to contest the validity of a will under IC 29-1-7;(2) filed in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county in which the declarant's remains are located;(3) expedited on the docket of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court as a matter requiring priority; and(4) accompanied by a bond, cash deposit, or other surety sufficient to guarantee that the hospital, nursing home, funeral home, or other institution holding the declarant's remains is compensated for the storage charges incurred while the action is pending.As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.131.
IN Code § 29-3-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout and their application is limited to this article.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-1.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-1.6. "Catalogue of Electronic Communications"

Sec. 1.6. "Catalogue of electronic communications" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-39-1-5.As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.3.
IN Code § 29-3-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-2. "Claim"

Sec. 2. "Claim" means, with respect to an incapacitated person or a minor, any liability of the incapacitated person or minor, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and any liability against an incapacitated person's or a minor's property that arises before, at, or after the appointment of a guardian, including expenses of administration.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1989, SEC.56.
IN Code § 29-3-1-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-2.5. "Conduct a Criminal History Check"

Sec. 2.5. "Conduct a criminal history check" means to:(1) request:(A) the state police department to conduct a:(i) fingerprint based criminal history background check of both national and state records data bases concerning a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age in accordance with IC 10-13-3-27 and IC 10-13-3-39; or(ii) national name based criminal history record check (as defined in IC 10-13-3-12.5) of a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age as provided under IC 10-13-3-27.5; or(B) if an individual has:(i) a physical disability that prevents fingerprinting and a person approved by the department who is trained to take fingerprints or a qualified medical practitioner (as defined in IC 31-9-2-100.5) verifies that the individual has a disabling condition that prevents fingerprinting; or(ii) low quality fingerprints, as a result of age, occupation, or otherwise, that prevent fingerprint results from being obtained and the individual's fingerprints have been rejected the required number of times by automated fingerprint classification equipment or rejected by a person designated by the Indiana state police department to examine and classify fingerprints;the state police department to conduct a national name based criminal history record check (as defined in IC 10-13-3-12.5) or request the state police department to release or allow inspection of a limited criminal history (as defined in IC 10-13-3-11) and the state police in every state the individual has resided in the past five (5) years to release or allow inspection of the individual's criminal history;(2) collect each substantiated report of child abuse or neglect reported in a jurisdiction where a probation officer, a caseworker, or the department of child services has reason to believe that a person who is fourteen (14) years of age or older, or a person for whom a fingerprint based criminal history background check is required under IC 31, resided within the previous five (5) years;(3) conduct a check of the national sex offender registry maintained by the United States Department of Justice for all persons who are at least fourteen (14) years of age; and(4) conduct a check of local law enforcement agency records in every jurisdiction where a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age has resided within the previous five (5) years unless the department of child services or a court grants an exception to conducting this check.As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.25-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-2.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-2.7. "Content of an Electronic Communication"

Sec. 2.7. "Content of an electronic communication" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-39-1-6.As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.4.
IN Code § 29-3-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-3. "Court"

Sec. 3. "Court" means the court having probate jurisdiction and, where the context permits, the court having venue of the guardianship.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-3.5. "De Facto Custodian"

Sec. 3.5. "De facto custodian" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-35.5.As added by P.L.194-2017, SEC.6.
IN Code § 29-3-1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-4.1. "Digital Asset"

Sec. 4.1. "Digital asset" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-39-1-10.As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.5.
IN Code § 29-3-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-5. "Durable Power of Attorney"

Sec. 5. "Durable power of attorney" means a power of attorney that:(1) is executed by an incapacitated person before that person became an incapacitated person;(2) provides that the power survives the person's incompetence; and(3) is executed in accordance with the law in effect in the jurisdiction in which it was executed on the date it was executed.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1989, SEC.57.
IN Code § 29-3-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-6. "Guardian"

Sec. 6. "Guardian" means a person who is a fiduciary and is appointed by a court to be a guardian or conservator responsible as the court may direct for the person or the property of an incapacitated person or a minor. The term includes a temporary guardian, a limited guardian, and a successor guardian but excludes one who is only a guardian ad litem. The terms guardian and conservator are interchangeable.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1989, SEC.58.
IN Code § 29-3-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-7. "Guardianship Property"

Sec. 7. "Guardianship property" means the property of an incapacitated person or a minor for which a guardian is responsible.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-1989, SEC.59.
IN Code § 29-3-1-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-7.5. "Incapacitated Person"

Sec. 7.5. "Incapacitated person" means an individual who:(1) cannot be located upon reasonable inquiry;(2) is unable:(A) to manage in whole or in part the individual's property;(B) to provide self-care; or(C) both;because of insanity, mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness, infirmity, habitual drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, incarceration, confinement, detention, duress, fraud, undue influence of others on the individual, or other incapacity; or(3) has a developmental disability (as defined in IC 12-7-2-61).As added by P.L.33-1989, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.790.
IN Code § 29-3-1-7.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-7.8. "Less Restrictive Alternatives"

Sec. 7.8. (a) "Less restrictive alternatives" means an approach to meeting a person's needs that restricts fewer rights of the person than would the appointment of the guardian.(b) Less restrictive alternatives may include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) A supported decision making agreement (as defined in IC 29-3-14-2).(2) Appropriate technological assistance.(3) The appointment of a representative payee.(4) The appointment of a health care representative (as defined in IC 16-36-1-2).(5) The creation of a power of attorney (as defined in IC 30-5-2-7).As added by P.L.68-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-9. "Letters"

Sec. 9. "Letters" means letters of guardianship.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-10. "Minor"

Sec. 10. "Minor" means an individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not an emancipated minor.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.264-1989, SEC.2.
IN Code § 29-3-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-11. "Parent"

Sec. 11. "Parent" means a biological or adoptive parent. The term does not include a stepparent, foster parent, or grandparent.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-12. "Person"

Sec. 12. "Person" means an individual, an organization, an association, a nonprofit corporation, a corporation for profit, a limited liability company, a partnership, a financial institution, a trust, the division of family resources or other governmental entity, or other legal entity.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.791; P.L.8-1993, SEC.461; P.L.145-2006, SEC.168.
IN Code § 29-3-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-13. "Protected Person"

Sec. 13. "Protected person" means an individual for whom a guardian has been appointed or with respect to whom a protective order has been issued.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-14. "Protective Proceeding"

Sec. 14. "Protective proceeding" means a proceeding for a protective order under IC 29-3-4.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-15. "Support"

Sec. 15. "Support" means care, maintenance, and education or training, if appropriate.As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-15.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-15.5. "Volunteer Advocate for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults"

Sec. 15.5. "Volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults" means an individual who:(1) is a volunteer;(2) has completed a guardian training program approved by a court;(3) is supervised by a volunteer advocates for seniors and incapacitated adults program that is appointed by a court to serve as a guardian for a senior or an incapacitated person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and(4) provides reports and makes recommendations to a court.As added by P.L.11-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.72-2010, SEC.1; P.L.4-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-3-1-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 1. Definitions|29-3-1-17. "Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults Program"

Sec. 17. "Volunteer advocates for seniors and incapacitated adults program" means:(1) an Indiana nonprofit or municipal corporation;(2) a program of an Indiana nonprofit or municipal corporation; or(3) a program operated by a county or court;that is appointed by a court to serve as a guardian for a senior or an incapacitated person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and trains and supervises volunteers in a court approved guardian program for seniors and incapacitated adults and is certified by the Indiana supreme court as a volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults program.As added by P.L.72-2010, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.4-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 29-3-2-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 2. General Provisions|29-3-2-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:(1) The amendments made to sections 3 and 4 of this chapter by P.L.118-1997 do not apply to an individual whose death occurs before July 1, 1997.(2) The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.217-2001 apply to all proceedings pending under IC 31-34 on July 1, 2001, and to all proceedings commenced under IC 31-34 after June 30, 2001.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.480.
IN Code § 29-3-2-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings|Chapter 2. General Provisions|29-3-2-0.2. Application of Article; Effect of Amendments to Certain Other Statutes

Sec. 0.2. (a) As used in this section, "affected statutes" refers to the following:(1) IC 16-8-12-7 (repealed, now codified at IC 16-36-1-8).(2) IC 29-1-7.5-2.(3) IC 33-16-2-2 (repealed, codified at IC 33-42-2-2, also repealed).(4) IC 33-19-3-2 (repealed, now codified at IC 33-37-3-2).(5) IC 35-34-2-3.(6) IC 35-37-1-5.(b) This article and the amendments made by P.L.169-1988 to the affected statutes apply to guardianships in existence on June 30, 1989, except to the extent that application of this article and the amendments made by P.L.169-1988 to the affected statutes would contravene any vested or contractual rights in effect on June 30, 1989, in which case the law in effect before July 1, 1989, prevails.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.481. Amended by P.L.128-2017, SEC.11.