§ 29-1-10-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter
§ 29-1-10-1 Letters testamentary; letters of general administration; persons to whom granted; order; qualifications
§ 29-1-10-2 Letters; renouncing right
§ 29-1-10-3 Letters; issuance; conditions
§ 29-1-10-4 Letters; evidence of authority
§ 29-1-10-5 Actions or proceedings; evidence of authority
§ 29-1-10-6 Removal of personal representatives for reasons other than a change in control of a corporate fiduciary
§ 29-1-10-6.5 Removal of personal representative following a change in control of a corporate fiduciary
§ 29-1-10-7 Successor representatives; appointment
§ 29-1-10-8 Successor representatives; rights and powers
§ 29-1-10-9 Joint representatives; powers; survivor
§ 29-1-10-10 Joint representatives; powers
§ 29-1-10-11 Joint representatives; powers; voting shares of stock
§ 29-1-10-12 Voting corporate shares
§ 29-1-10-12.5 Protection of persons dealing in good faith
§ 29-1-10-13 Compensation; attorney’s services
§ 29-1-10-14 Actions on probate; expenses and attorney’s fees
§ 29-1-10-15 Special administrator; appointment; appeal of order
§ 29-1-10-15.5 Wrongful death; special administrator; appointment; objection
§ 29-1-10-16 Pending will contest; administration of estate
§ 29-1-10-17 Damages for wrongful death
§ 29-1-10-18 Wrongful death; nonresident; appointment of administrator
§ 29-1-10-19 Termination of authority; validity of prior acts
§ 29-1-10-20 Duties of an estate lawyer
§ 29-1-10-21 Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 29 > Article 1 > Chapter 10 - Personal Representatives

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5