Indiana Code 29-1-1-2. Procedure; prior proceedings or rights
(b) No act done in any proceeding commenced before January 1, 1954, and no accrued right, shall be impaired by its provisions. When a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time which has commenced to run by the provision of the law in force at the time, such provision shall remain in force and be deemed a part of this article with respect to such right, and not withstanding any of the provisions of this article, the person or persons who shall be entitled to take or receive any property, right, power or interest on the final settlement and distribution of any estate pending or any trust being administered on January 1, 1954 shall be determined, and his or their rights, powers and interest shall be governed by the statutes and applicable decisions in force and effect immediately prior to January 1, 1954.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-1-1-2
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.102. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.2.