Sec. 1. (a) To be valid, a power of attorney must meet the following conditions: (1) Be in writing. (2) Name an attorney in fact. (3) Give the attorney in fact the power to act on behalf of the principal. (4) Be signed by the principal or at the principal’s direction: (A) in the presence […]
Sec. 1.3. (a) This section applies to a power of attorney executed in the presence of witnesses under section 1 of this chapter on or after March 31, 2020. (b) Any person who, at the time of attestation, is competent to be a witness in this state may act as an attesting witness to the […]
Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies to a power of attorney executed in the presence of witnesses under section 1 of this chapter on or after March 31, 2020. (b) A power of attorney executed in the presence of witnesses under section 1(a)(4)(B) of this chapter must be executed by the signatures of the principal […]
Sec. 1.7. (a) This section applies to a power of attorney executed in the presence of witnesses under section 1 of this chapter on or after March 31, 2020. (b) When a power of attorney is executed, the power of attorney may be: (1) attested; and (2) made self-proving; by incorporating into or attaching to […]
Sec. 1.9. (a) Subject to the Indiana Rules of Evidence and the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure: (1) a video or audio recording of a principal captured or made either before or after the execution of a power of attorney; or (2) a video recording, one (1) or more photographic images, or an audio recording […]
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a power of attorney is effective on the date the power of attorney is signed in accordance with section 1(a)(4) of this chapter. (b) A power of attorney may: (1) specify the date on which the power will become effective; or (2) become effective upon the […]
Sec. 3. (a) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, if more than one (1) attorney in fact is named, each attorney in fact may act independently of the other attorney in fact in the exercise of a power or duty. (b) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, if: (1) […]
Sec. 4. (a) Except as stated otherwise in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact fails to serve or ceases to serve when: (1) the attorney in fact dies; (2) the attorney in fact resigns; (3) the attorney in fact is adjudged incapacitated by a court; (4) the attorney in fact cannot be located […]
Sec. 5. (a) Except as stated otherwise in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact is entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses advanced by the attorney in fact on behalf of the principal. (b) Except as otherwise stated in the power of attorney, an attorney in fact is entitled to a reasonable fee […]
