Sec. 8. (a) If a transferring entity accepts a beneficiary designation or beneficiary assignment or registers property in beneficiary form, the acceptance or registration constitutes the agreement of the owner and the transferring entity that, subject to this section, the owner’s property will be transferred to and placed in the name and control of the beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary designation or transfer on death direction, the agreement between the parties, and this chapter.

     (b) An agreement described in subsection (a) is subject to the owner’s power to revoke or change a beneficiary designation before the owner’s death.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-17-14-8

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) A transferring entity’s duties under an agreement described in subsection (a) are subject to the following:

(1) Receiving proof of the owner’s death.

(2) Complying with the transferring entity’s requirements for proof that the beneficiary is entitled to receive the property.

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41.