29-3-8-4. Exercise of Powers to Perform Responsibilities; Enumeration
Sec. 4. A guardian (other than a temporary guardian) may exercise all of the powers required to perform the guardian’s responsibilities, including the following: (1) To receive and issue a receipt for property payable to the protected person or the protected person’s parent, guardian, or custodian from any source, including any statutory benefit, insurance system, […]
29-3-8-5. Sale or Encumbrance of Guardianship Property; Conflicts of Interest
Sec. 5. (a) Any: (1) sale or encumbrance of any part of the property of a protected person to a guardian or guardian’s spouse, agent, attorney, or any corporation, trust, or other organization in which the guardian has a substantial beneficial interest; or (2) other transaction involving the property that is affected by a substantial […]
29-3-8-6. Sale or Transfer of Guardianship Property Contrary to Terms of Protected Person’s Will; Election of Devisee
Sec. 6. If: (1) a guardian sells or transfers during a protected person’s lifetime property belonging to the protected person that is specifically devised to another in a will executed by the protected person; (2) the protected person subsequently dies; and (3) the devised property is consequently not contained in the protected person’s estate following […]
29-3-8-6.5. Severance of Property Jointly Owned With Rights of Survivorship or Use of the Assets of a Multiple Party Account
Sec. 6.5. (a) If: (1) a guardian takes possession of property that is: (A) jointly owned by or titled in the names of the protected person and another person with rights of survivorship; or (B) owned as a multiple party account with another person as joint owner or beneficiary; (2) the guardian: (A) severs the […]
29-3-8-7. Sale, Division, or Disposition of Property; Contracts Entered Into Before Incapacity; Performance by Guardian
Sec. 7. If the court finds that: (1) an incapacitated person who is a protected person did, before the person became an incapacitated person, enter into a written contract, including a contract for the sale, division, or other disposition of property; (2) the obligations of the contract have not been fully carried out; and (3) […]
29-3-8-8. Limitations on Guardian Powers
Sec. 8. (a) The court, at the time of appointment or later, on its own motion or on petition of the protected person or other person approved by the court, may: (1) confer upon the guardian any additional responsibilities and powers; (2) increase or decrease the bond of the guardian to satisfy the requirements of […]
29-3-3-8. Tenant’s Representative; Administration
Sec. 8. (a) A tenant’s representative who accepts appointment under IC 32-31-1-23 may represent the tenant for the following purposes: (1) Collecting all or part of the tenant’s security deposit from the tenant’s landlord. (2) Collecting the tenant’s tangible personal property from the tenant’s residence. (3) Distributing among the tenant’s distributees any portion of the […]
29-3-7-1. Guardian’s Bond; Amount; Collateral in Lieu of Sureties on Bond; Reduced Bonds
Sec. 1. (a) Unless the court finds that a bond is unnecessary and enters an order to that effect, or unless the appointed guardian is a bank or trust company (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3), a guardian must execute and file a bond relating to the duties of the guardian’s office. Unless otherwise directed by […]
29-3-4-1. Protective Orders; Notice and Hearing; Findings; Protective Arrangements
Sec. 1. (a) Upon petition by any person and after a hearing under IC 29-3-5, the court may issue, without the appointment of a guardian, any protective order for the benefit of a person who has been adjudicated an incapacitated person or is a minor. (b) Notice of the filing of a petition under this […]
29-3-7-2. Bond Requirements; Liability; Consent to Jurisdiction; Proceedings Against Sureties
Sec. 2. (a) The following requirements apply to all bonds on which the guardian is primary obligor: (1) Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the bond, sureties are jointly and severally liable with the primary obligor and with each other. (2) By executing the bond, the surety consents to the jurisdiction of the court […]