§ 29-1-13-1 Possession of property; duties of personal representative
§ 29-1-13-1.1 Right of personal representative to access decedent’s electronic communications and other digital assets
§ 29-1-13-1.5 Access to safe deposit box; duties of financial institutions
§ 29-1-13-2 Preserving estate; action to prevent loss
§ 29-1-13-3 Actions; trespass; waste; costs; examine party
§ 29-1-13-4 Fraudulent conveyances; recovery
§ 29-1-13-5 Compromise; debtor or obligor
§ 29-1-13-6 Real estate interest as personal assets; proceeds from sale of real estate
§ 29-1-13-7 Mortgages; release and discharge
§ 29-1-13-8 Valueless property; abandonment
§ 29-1-13-9 Embezzlement; conversion
§ 29-1-13-10 Petitions; concealment; embezzlement; conversion; adverse interest; attachment
§ 29-1-13-11 Business of decedent; continuing
§ 29-1-13-12 Conveyance or lease after death of decedent
§ 29-1-13-13 Contracts; performance by personal representative
§ 29-1-13-14 Investment of funds
§ 29-1-13-15 Deposit of funds
§ 29-1-13-16 Collection of indebtedness; secure possession of property; special administrator appointed
§ 29-1-13-17 Action to enforce a written demand or instruction from a personal representative
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 29 > Article 1 > Chapter 13 - Collection and Management of Assets

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.