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Home » US Law » 2022 Indiana Code » Title 29. Probate » Article 1. Probate Code » Chapter 10. Personal Representatives » 29-1-10-21. Authority of Personal Representatives; Circumstances in Which a Court Order May Allow an Action That the Personal Representative Is Prohibited From Taking

Sec. 21. (a) All authority to act with respect to an estate administered under IC 29-1-7 and IC 29-1-7.5 is vested exclusively in the personal representative.

(b) If this article prohibits an action by the personal representative, the prohibition restricts the personal representative, regardless of court order, unless:

(1) a majority in interest of the distributees consent in writing to the proposed action; or

(2) the statute imposing the restriction expressly permits a court to approve the prohibited action.

As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-2021, SEC.4.