Indiana Code 29-2-1-1. Definitions
(1) “Local administration” means administration by a personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in IC 29-1.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-2-1-1
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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.
(3) “Resident creditor” means a person domiciled in, or doing business in this state, who is, or could be, a claimant against an estate of a non-resident decedent.
(4) “Non-resident decedent” means a decedent not domiciled in Indiana at the decedent’s death.
(5) “Foreign personal representative” means a personal representative appointed in a jurisdiction other than Indiana to administer a non-resident decedent’s estate.
(6) “Domiciliary foreign personal representative” means a foreign personal representative appointed in the jurisdiction where the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent’s death.
Formerly: Acts 1881(ss), c.45, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.39. As amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.62.