§ 32-17-1-1 “Grantor”
§ 32-17-1-2 Fee simple conveyance
§ 32-17-1-3 Estates tail; abolition
§ 32-17-1-4 Lineal and collateral warranties; abolition

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 32 > Article 17 > Chapter 1 - Fee Simple Interest

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • grantor: means every person by whom an estate or interest in land is:

    Indiana Code 32-17-1-1

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.