§ 32-21-1-1 Requirement of written agreement; agreements or promises covered
§ 32-21-1-2 Consideration for agreement; writing not required
§ 32-21-1-3 Conveyance; trust in lands; goods; things in action
§ 32-21-1-4 Trust arising from or extinguished by implication of law
§ 32-21-1-5 Compelling specific performance in cases of part performance
§ 32-21-1-6 Representations concerning other persons
§ 32-21-1-7 Conveyance revocable at will of grantor; provision void as to subsequent purchaser
§ 32-21-1-8 Revocation and reconveyance power; person other than grantor
§ 32-21-1-9 Conveyance before vesting of power of revocation
§ 32-21-1-10 Commission for finding purchaser of real estate
§ 32-21-1-13 Conveyance of land; written deed required
§ 32-21-1-14 Conveyances by attorney; power of attorney
§ 32-21-1-15 Conveyances by quitclaim
§ 32-21-1-16 Estate of inheritance; expression of intent required to create lesser estate
§ 32-21-1-17 Incorporating by reference recorded encumberances
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 32 > Article 21 > Chapter 1 - Statute of Frauds; Writing Requirements

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5