Indiana Code 29-1-15-17. Execution of conveyance or lease; certified copy of order; power given under will
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-1-15-17
- 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.
- 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
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Sec. 17. Whenever a personal representative executes a deed, mortgage, lease or other conveyance under a power given the personal representative in any will, a certified copy of the will giving such power and a certified copy of the personal representative’s letters may be recorded with the deed, mortgage, lease, or other instrument executed by the personal representative pursuant to and in accordance with such power, and such certified copies shall be prima facie evidence of the due appointment and qualification of the personal representative and the personal representative’s authority to execute said deed, mortgage, lease, or other instrument.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1517. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.45; P.L.238-2005, SEC.14.