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IN Code § 29-1-7-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-7.5. Personal Representative; Reasonable Diligence to Discover Creditors of Decedent; Affidavit; Presumption of Reasonable Diligence

Sec. 7.5. (a) A personal representative shall exercise reasonable diligence to discover the reasonably ascertainable creditors of the decedent within one (1) month of the first publication of notice under section 7 of this chapter.(b) A personal representative is considered to have exercised reasonable diligence under subsection (a) if the personal representative:(1) conducts a review of the decedent's financial records that are reasonably available to the personal representative; and(2) makes reasonable inquiries of the persons who are likely to have knowledge of the decedent's debts and are known to the personal representative.(c) A personal representative may file an affidavit with the clerk of the court stating that the personal representative has complied with the requirements of subsection (b). In addition, a personal representative may petition the court for an order declaring that:(1) the personal representative has complied with the requirements of subsection (b); and(2) any creditors not known to the personal representative after complying with the requirements of subsection (b) are not reasonably ascertainable.(d) If a personal representative complies with the requirements of subsection (b), the personal representative is presumed to have exercised reasonable diligence to ascertain creditors of the decedent and creditors not discovered are presumed not reasonably ascertainable. The presumptions may be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence.As added by P.L.154-1990, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.252-2001, SEC.13.
IN Code § 29-1-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-8. Death in Doubt; Search for Alleged Decedent

Sec. 8. Whenever there is any doubt that the person whose estate is to be administered is dead, the court, upon application of any interested person, may direct the personal representative to make search for the alleged decedent in any manner which the court may deem advisable, including any or all of the following methods:(a) By inserting in one (1) or more suitable periodicals a notice requesting information from any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of the alleged decedent;(b) By notifying officers of justice and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations of the disappearance of the alleged decedent;(c) By engaging the services of an investigation agency.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.708.
IN Code § 29-1-7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-9. Admission to Probate; Proof of Will

Sec. 9. Before a written will shall be admitted to probate, the will shall be proved by one (1) or more of the subscribing witnesses, or if all of them are dead, out of the state, or have become incapacitated for any reason since attesting the will, then the will shall be admitted to probate upon proof of the handwriting of the testator or of one (1) of the subscribing witnesses.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.709. As amended by P.L.33-1989, SEC.36.
IN Code § 29-1-7-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-10. Absence of Competent Witnesses; Handwriting; Proof

Sec. 10. If none of the subscribing witnesses to a will can be found, or if all are dead, absent from the state, or incapacitated, one (1) or more of these situations shall be proved to the satisfaction of the court before evidence of the handwriting of the testator or of the subscribing witnesses provided for in section 9 of this chapter shall be admitted in evidence.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.710. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.19; P.L.33-1989, SEC.37.
IN Code § 29-1-7-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-12. Nuncupative Wills; Proof

Sec. 12. Proof of nuncupative wills is subject to the requirements of IC 29-1-5-4.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.712. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.20.
IN Code § 29-1-7-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-13. Admission to Probate; Petitions; Self-Proved Wills; Signature Requirement Presumptions

Sec. 13. (a) When a will is offered for probate, if the court finds that the testator is dead and that the will was executed in all respects according to law, it shall be admitted to probate as the last will of the deceased, unless objections are filed as provided in section 16 of this chapter.(b) On a petition for the qualification of an executor or for the appointment of an administrator the court shall grant letters accordingly or, on proper grounds, may deny the petition.(c) If the will is self-proved, compliance with signature requirements for execution and other requirements of execution are presumed subject to rebuttal without the testimony of any witness upon filing the will and the acknowledgment and verifications annexed or attached to the will, unless there is proof of fraud or forgery affecting the acknowledgment or verification.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.713; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.7.
IN Code § 29-1-7-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-14. Certificate of Probate; Evidence

Sec. 14. When proved as herein provided, every written will, if in the custody of the court, shall have endorsed thereon or annexed thereto a certificate by the court of such order of probate, which certificate shall give the number and page of the will record where it is recorded. If for any reason a written will is not in the custody of the court, or if the will is oral, the court shall find the contents thereof, and the order admitting the will to probate shall state the contents and a certificate shall be annexed as above provided. Every will certified as herein provided, or the record thereof, or a duly certified transcript of the record, may be read in evidence in all the courts within this state without further proof.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.714.
IN Code § 29-1-7-15.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-15.1. Determination of Intestacy; Presentation of Will for Probate; Time Limits; Sale of Property

Sec. 15.1. (a) When it has been determined that a decedent died intestate and letters of administration have been issued upon the decedent's estate, no will shall be probated unless it is presented for probate:(1) before the court decrees final distribution of the estate; or(2) in an unsupervised estate, before a closing statement has been filed.(b) No real property located in Indiana of which any person may die seized shall be sold by the executor or administrator of the deceased person's estate to pay any debt or obligation of the deceased person, which is not a lien of record in the county in which the real property is located or to pay any costs of administration of any decedent's estate, unless a petition for administration is filed in court under section 5 of this chapter not later than five (5) months after the decedent's death and the clerk issues letters testamentary or letters of administration not later than seven (7) months after the decedent's death.(c) If:(1) a petitioner files a petition for administration filed in an estate to which subsection (b) may apply; and(2) the clerk of the court does not issue letters testamentary or of administration and publish notice of the estate administration under subsection (a) not later than thirty (30) days after the petition for administration has been filed;the petitioner shall serve the following notice on each creditor in the manner provided under section 7(d) of this chapter not later than forty-five (45) days after the petition for administration has been filed:
IN Code § 29-1-7-15.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-15.2. Sale of Real Property; Permitted Use of Proceeds

Sec. 15.2. (a) This section applies to real property subject to section 15.1(b) of this chapter, if the personal representative sells the real property to:(1) satisfy a lien of record in the county in which the real property is located;(2) pay costs of administration; or(3) use the sale proceeds for any other payment or distribution approved by the written consent of a majority in interest of the distributees under IC 29-1-10-21.(b) The proceeds of the sale of real property described in subsection (a) will retain the same protection that section 15.1(b) of this chapter provides to real property with respect to payment of any debt or obligation of the deceased person not described in subsection (a).As added by P.L.163-2018, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.184-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 29-1-7-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-16. Objections to Probate

Sec. 16. Prior to the admission of a will to probate, written objections to its probate alleging that such objections are not made for vexation or delay may be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the probate of the will by any interested person. No notice of the filing of such objection need be given. The clerk shall note such filing of an objection in the estate docket and copy such objections in the will record. If such will is thereafter offered for probate, it shall be impounded by the clerk, copied in the will record, and its probate continued for thirty (30) days. If an action to resist the probate of such will is not commenced within thirty (30) days, such will may be admitted to probate without notice.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.716. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.21; P.L.154-1990, SEC.4.
IN Code § 29-1-7-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-17. Contest of Wills; Requisites; Grounds

Sec. 17. Any interested person may contest the validity of any will in the court having jurisdiction over the probate of the will within three (3) months after the date of the order admitting the will to probate by filing in the same court, in a separate cause of action, the person's allegations in writing verified by affidavit, setting forth:(1) the unsoundness of mind of the testator;(2) the undue execution of the will;(3) that the will was executed under duress or was obtained by fraud; or(4) any other valid objection to the will's validity or the probate of the will.The executor and all other persons beneficially interested in the will shall be made defendants to the action.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.717; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.9. As amended by P.L.172-1986, SEC.1; P.L.284-1987, SEC.1; P.L.94-1989, SEC.2; P.L.154-1990, SEC.5; P.L.252-2001, SEC.14; P.L.190-2016, SEC.37; P.L.194-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 29-1-7-17.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-17.5. Contest of Two or More Wills

Sec. 17.5. (a) The court, in its discretion and upon application of any party instituting an action under section 16 or 17 of this chapter, may permit the contest of two (2) or more wills if there is prima facie evidence that:(1) the decedent suffered from an irreversible medical or psychiatric condition that predated the earliest will to be challenged; or(2) a party beneficially interested in one (1) or more challenged wills had a direct and active nexus with the preparation or execution process for each will to be challenged on the basis of undue influence.The prima facie preliminary evidentiary showing under subdivision (1) shall be made by an affidavit of the decedent's treating physician or through the records of a health care provider obtained during discovery and tendered to the court under Rule 803(6) of the Indiana Rules of Evidence.(b) If the court exercises its discretion to permit the challenge to two (2) or more wills in one (1) proceeding, a challenger is eligible to request attorney's fees under IC 29-1-10-14 if the challenger stands to directly benefit from a successful suit. The court shall review the attorney's fee claims at the conclusion of the will contest. The award and allocation of attorney's fees paid from the estate shall be solely at the discretion of the court.As added by P.L.231-2019, SEC.9.
IN Code § 29-1-7-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-18. Contest of Wills; Notice and Service Requirements

Sec. 18. (a) When an action is brought to contest the validity of any will as provided in this article, notice is served upon the defendants in the same manner as required by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.(b) A contesting party shall also serve a copy of the complaint on the counsel of record, if any, for the personal representative. The court may not enter a default judgment for the contesting party unless proof of service on the counsel for the personal representative is made to the court.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.718. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.22; P.L.118-1997, SEC.13; P.L.51-2014, SEC.2.
IN Code § 29-1-7-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-19. Contest of Wills; Bond of Plaintiff

Sec. 19. At the time of filing a verified complaint under section 17 of this chapter, the plaintiff in the action, or some other person on the plaintiff's behalf, shall file a bond with sufficient sureties in an amount approved by the court, conditioned for the due prosecution of the proceedings and for the payment of all costs if in the proceedings judgment is rendered against the plaintiff.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.719. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.23; P.L.118-1997, SEC.14.
IN Code § 29-1-7-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-20. Contest of Wills; Burden of Proof

Sec. 20. In a suit:(1) objecting to the probate of a will under section 16 of this chapter; or(2) testing the validity of a will after probate under section 17 of this chapter;the burden of proof is upon the contestor.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.720. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.24; P.L.94-1989, SEC.3; P.L.86-2018, SEC.210.
IN Code § 29-1-7-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-21. Contest of Wills; Burden of Proof

Sec. 21. If such determination be against the validity of such will or the competency of the proof, the court shall refuse or revoke the probate thereof; but if it be in favor of the validity and due execution of such will, probate thereof shall be admitted or ratified.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.721.
IN Code § 29-1-7-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-22. Revocation of Probate

Sec. 22. Whenever the probate of any will shall be revoked as herein provided, the clerk of the proper court shall record such revocation in the record of wills and probate thereof and attest the same.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.722.
IN Code § 29-1-7-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-24. Probate of Will; Necessity to Prove Title to Property

Sec. 24. Except as provided in IC 29-1-13-2, no will is effective for the purpose of proving title to, or the right to the possession of, any real or personal property disposed of by the will, until it has been admitted to probate.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.724; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.10. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.211; P.L.56-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 29-1-7-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-25. Foreign Wills; Receipt and Recording Authorized

Sec. 25. (a) Any will that has been proved or allowed in any other state or in any foreign country, according to the laws of that state or country, may be received and recorded in this state:(1) before the deadlines imposed by section 15.1(g) of this chapter, unless the will is probated for a purpose described in section 15.1(h) of this chapter; and(2) in the manner and for the purpose stated in sections 26 and 27 of this chapter.(b) A foreign will received and recorded for a purpose described in section 15.1(h) of this chapter may not be admitted to probate for any other purpose and is subject to all rules governing the admission of wills to probate.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.725. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.25; P.L.274-1983, SEC.1; P.L.149-2012, SEC.7; P.L.163-2018, SEC.8; P.L.231-2019, SEC.11.
IN Code § 29-1-7-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-26. Foreign Wills; Certification

Sec. 26. Such will shall be duly certified under the seal of the court or officer taking such proof; or a copy of such will and the probate thereof shall be duly certified under the seal of his court or office by the clerk, prothonotary or surrogate who has the custody or probate thereof, and such certificate shall be attested and certified to be authentic and by the proper officer, by the presiding or sole judge of the court, by whose clerk or prothonotary such certificate shall have been made; or if such will was admitted to probate before any officer being his own clerk, his certificate of such will or record shall be attested and certified to be authentic, and by the proper officer, by the presiding or sole judge, chancellor or vice-chancellor of the court having supervision of the acts of such officer.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.726.
IN Code § 29-1-7-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-27. Foreign Wills; Filing and Recording

Sec. 27. Such will or copy, and the probate thereof, may be produced by any person interested therein to the court of the county having jurisdiction in which there is any estate on which the will may operate; and if said court shall be satisfied that the instrument ought to be allowed as the last will of the deceased, such court shall order the same to be filed and recorded by the clerk; and, thereupon, such will shall have the same effect as if it had been originally admitted to probate and recorded in this state.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.727.
IN Code § 29-1-7-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-28. Executed in Indiana; Allowed in Foreign State or Country

Sec. 28. No will executed in this state and proved or allowed in any other state or country, shall be admitted to probate within this state unless executed according to the laws of this state.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.728.
IN Code § 29-1-7-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7. Probate and Grant of Administration|29-1-7-29. Foreign Wills; Contest

Sec. 29. In all cases of foreign wills and testaments heretofore admitted or hereafter to be admitted to probate, or which have been or may be offered for record and filing in any county of this state, any person interested in the estate of the testator may contest such will or testament within the time, in the manner, and for any or all the causes prescribed by the laws of Indiana in cases of the contest of domestic wills.Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.729.
IN Code § 29-1-7.5-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7.5. Unsupervised Administration and Claims Against Personal Representatives and Distributees|29-1-7.5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:(1) The amendments made to section 3.8 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 4 of this chapter by P.L.252-2001 apply to the estate of an individual who dies after June 30, 2001.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.471.
IN Code § 29-1-7.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7.5. Unsupervised Administration and Claims Against Personal Representatives and Distributees|29-1-7.5-1. Persons Entitled to Petition; Notice to Creditors

Sec. 1. (a) Upon the filing of a petition under IC 29-1-7-5, the following persons may at any time petition the court for authority to have a decedent's estate administered without court supervision:(1) The decedent's heirs at law if the decedent dies intestate.(2) The legatees and devisees under the decedent's will.(3) The personal representative.(b) The clerk of the court shall give notice of the filing of a petition for unsupervised administration to creditors of the decedent as provided in IC 29-1-7-7(c) and IC 29-1-7-7(d).Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.11. As amended by P.L.154-1990, SEC.6.
IN Code § 29-1-7.5-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 29. Probate|Article 1. Probate Code|Chapter 7.5. Unsupervised Administration and Claims Against Personal Representatives and Distributees|29-1-7.5-1.5. Notice to Distributees

Sec. 1.5. (a) As soon as letters testamentary or letters of administration have been issued, the clerk of the court shall serve by mail notice of the petition on each of the decedent's heirs at law, if the decedent died intestate, or the devisees and legatees under the decedent's will. The mailing of notice under this subsection may not be waived.(b) The notice required under subsection (a) shall read substantially as follows: