Title 29, PROBATE

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the right of election of the surviving spouse is personal to the spouse. It is not transferable and cannot be exercised subsequent to the spouse's death. A person with a valid power of attorney for the surviving spouse may elect f…

Sec. 5. An election by or on behalf of a surviving spouse to take the share provided in section 1 of this chapter once made shall be binding and shall not be subject to change except for such causes as would justify an equitable decree for the recission of a deed. Formerly: Acts …

Sec. 6. (a) The right of election of a surviving spouse given under section 1 of this chapter may be waived before or after marriage by a written contract, agreement signed by the party waiving the right of election, after full disclosure of the nature and extent of such right, i…

Sec. 7. When a surviving spouse makes no election to take against the will, he shall receive the benefit of all provisions in his favor in the will, if any, and shall share as heir, in accordance with IC 29-1-2-1, in any estate undisposed of by the will. The surviving spouse is n…

Sec. 8. (a) When a testator fails to provide a will for any of the testator's children born or adopted after the making of the testator's last will, such child, whether born before or after the testator's death, shall receive a share in the estate of the testator equal in value t…

Sec. 1. (a) Any person indebted to a minor or having possession of property belonging to a minor in an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) may pay the debt or deliver the property without the appointment of a guardian, giving of bond, or other order of cou…

Sec. 2. When the entire property of an incapacitated person does not exceed the value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the court may, without the appointment of a guardian, giving of bond, or other order of court, authorize: (1) the deposit of the property in a depository autho…

attorney provided by statute or Internal Revenue Code; consent to medical treatment Sec. 3. Except as otherwise determined in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, a custody proceeding, or in some other proceeding authorized by law, including a proceeding under section 6 of this …

Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as otherwise determined in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, a custody proceeding, or another proceeding authorized by law, including a proceeding under section 6 of this chapter or another proceeding under this article, and unless a minor is married: (1)…

Sec. 4. (a) If: (1) a guardian has not been appointed for an incapacitated person or minor; (2) an emergency exists; (3) the welfare of the incapacitated person or minor requires immediate action; and (4) no other person appears to have authority to act in the circumstances; the …

Sec. 5. The chief of social services (or a person designated by the chief of social services) at any institution under the control of the division of mental health and addiction or the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services may execute the necessary documents …

Sec. 6. (a) The surviving parent of a minor does not have the right to custody of the minor without a proceeding authorized by law if the parent was not granted custody of the minor in a dissolution of marriage decree and the conditions specified in this section exist. (b) If: (1…

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to subsection (e), a parent of a minor or the guardian of a protected person may designate a standby guardian by making a written declaration naming the individual designated to serve as a standby guardian. A declarant may name an alternate to the designated s…

Sec. 8. (a) A tenant's representative who accepts appointment under IC 32-31-1-23 may represent the tenant for the following purposes: (1) Collecting all or part of the tenant's security deposit from the tenant's landlord. (2) Collecting the tenant's tangible personal property fr…

Sec. 1. (a) A guardian appointed in this state may petition the court to transfer the guardianship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state for the appointment of a gu…

Sec. 2. (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to section 1 of this chapter, the guardian or conservator must petition the court in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must…