2023 Indiana Code › Title 30. Trusts and Fiduciaries › Article 5. Powers of Attorney › Chapter 5. Powers › 30-5-5-11. Claims and Litigation

Sec. 11. (a) Language conferring general authority with respect to claims and litigation means the principal authorizes the attorney in fact to do the following:
(1) Assert and prosecute before a court, an administrative board, a department, a commissioner, or other tribunal, a cause of action, a claim, a counterclaim, an offset, or a defense that the principal has or claims to have against an individual, a partnership, an association, a government, a person, or an instrumentality, including the power to sue for the following:
(A) The recovery of land or a thing of value.
(B) The recovery of damages sustained by the principal in any manner.
(C) The elimination or modification of tax liability.
(D) An injunction.
(E) Specific performance.
(F) Any other relief.
(2) Bring an action of interpleader or other action to determine adverse claims, intervene or interplead in an action or proceeding, and act in litigation as amicus curiae.
(3) In connection with an action, a proceeding, or a controversy at law or otherwise, apply for and, if possible, procure a libel, an attachment, a garnishment, an order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and resort to and use in all ways permitted by law an available procedure to satisfy a judgment, an order, or a decree.
(4) In connection with an action or a proceeding at law, or otherwise, perform an act the principal might perform, including an acceptance of tender, an offer of judgment, an admission of facts, a submission of controversy on an agreed statement of facts, a consent to examination before trial, and the general binding of the principal in the conduct of litigation or controversy as the attorney in fact considers desirable.
(5) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal or litigation to which the principal is, may become, or may be designated a party.
(6) Waive the issuance and service of a summons, citation, or other process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal's behalf, verify pleadings, appeal to appellate tribunals, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds at the times and to the extent the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, a waiver, a release, a confession of judgment, a satisfaction of judgment, a notice, an agreement, or other instrument the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim by or against the principal or of litigation to which the principal is, may become, or may be designated a party.
(7) Appear for, represent, and act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether of the principal or another person, with respect to a reorganization proceeding, a receivership, or an application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee that affects an interest of the principal in real property, a bond, a share, a commodity interest, tangible personal property, or other thing of value.
(8) Hire, discharge, and compensate an attorney, accountant, expert witness, or other assistant when the attorney in fact considers the action to be desirable for the execution of a power permitted under this section.
(9) Pay, from funds in the control of the attorney in fact or the account of the principal, a judgment against the principal or a settlement that may be made in connection with a transaction permitted under this section, receive and conserve money or other things of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a transaction permitted under this section, and receive, endorse, and deposit checks.
(10) Perform other acts in connection with a claim by or against the principal or litigation to which the principal is, may become, or may be designated a party.
(b) The powers described in this section are exercisable equally with respect to a claim or litigation existing at the time of the giving of the power of attorney or arising after that time, whether located in Indiana or in another jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.