Sec. 21. (a) All authority to act with respect to an estate administered under IC 29-1-7 and IC 29-1-7.5 is vested exclusively in the personal representative.

     (b) If this article prohibits an action by the personal representative, the prohibition restricts the personal representative, regardless of court order, unless:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-1-10-21

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) a majority in interest of the distributees consent in writing to the proposed action; or

(2) the statute imposing the restriction expressly permits a court to approve the prohibited action.

As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-2021, SEC.4.