Indiana Code 32-30-3-18. Presumption of death of nonresident; circumstances; intestate succession of title; vesting in nonresident’s heirs
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Sec. 18. (a) A nonresident who, if alive, would be entitled to take and to own real estate in Indiana by descent or devise is presumed dead if the following conditions are met:
(2) A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the nonresident has not heard from the nonresident for seven (7) years.
(1) The nonresident has been absent from the nonresident’s last place of residence in any other state or country for seven (7) years.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-30-3-18
- Devise: To gift property by will.
(b) The real estate that a nonresident described in subsection (a) otherwise would have taken descends from the nonresident to the nonresident’s heirs under IC 29.
(c) Title that passes under subsection (b) vests in a nonresident’s heirs upon full compliance with the provisions of section 19 of this chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.