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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
Sec. 3. (a) After the death of a person, the person having custody of the decedent’s will: (1) may; or (2) shall, upon written demand by the personal representative or upon court order; deliver the will to the court which has jurisdiction of the administration of the decedent’s estate. (b) A verified written application may […]
Sec. 3.1. (a) This section applies whether it is: (1) known; or (2) unknown; whether a testator is living. (b) As used in this section, “depositor” refers to a person who deposits a will with the circuit court clerk under this section. (c) As used in this section, “will” refers to an original: (1) will; […]
Sec. 4. (a) Any interested person or a personal representative named in the will may petition the court having jurisdiction of the administration of the decedent’s estate: (1) to have the will of such decedent, whether the same is written or is unwritten, is in his possession or not, is lost, destroyed, or without the […]
Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 4 of this chapter, each petition or other document that a personal representative files in the court with: (1) a written consent to the petition or other document; or (2) a written waiver of notice of proceedings in the estate; must contain a statement […]
Sec. 5. A petition for the probate of a will and for the issuance of letters testamentary or for the appointment of an administrator with the will annexed, or for the appointment of an administrator, shall state: (1) the name, domicile, and date of the death of the decedent, and whether the decedent is an […]
Sec. 6. (a) At any time after the issuance of letters, any person interested in the estate may serve upon the personal representative, or upon his attorney, and file with the clerk of the court where the proceedings are pending with a written admission or proof of such service, a written request, stating that he […]
Sec. 7. (a) As soon as letters testamentary or of administration, general or special, supervised or unsupervised, have been issued, notice of the estate administration shall be published. (b) The notice required under subsection (a) shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the English language and published in the county where […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
