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, […]
29-1-7-5. Petition for Probate; Letters Testamentary; Administrator With Will Annexed; Appointment of Administrator
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 […]
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 […]
29-1-7-6. Notice of Hearing; Request; Provision of Relevant Materials by Personal Representative
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 […]
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 […]
29-1-7-7. Notice of Administration
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]