S.E.A. 139, P.L. 4 Effective: July 1, 2020 Combines the volunteer advocates for seniors program and the volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults programs into one program. Requires that, in submitting a progress report to the court, a volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults shall include a person centered care plan in the progress report. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Adult guardianship services
Probate
Anatomical gift through hunting, fishing, or trapping license
S.E.A 288, P.L. 11 Effective: July 1, 2020 Allows an individual to make an anatomical gift with a resident hunting, fishing, or trapping license. Provides that revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of the donor's license does not invalidate the anatomical gift. Provides that neither the state nor an organ recovery health care provider is civilly liable as a result … [Read more...] about Anatomical gift through hunting, fishing, or trapping license
Criminal law issues
S.E.A. 335, P.L. 142 Effective: July 1, 2020 [relevant sections] Creates a new statute, I.C. 1-1-2-4, defining that references to a conviction for Indiana offenses include: (1) an attempt to commit the offense; (2) a conspiracy to commit the offense; and (3) a substantially similar offense committed in another jurisdiction. Removes text covered in this new definition from the … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues
Various trust and probate issues
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 50 on various trust and probate issues for amend and vote. The bill is authored by Sen. Freeman and makes various changes to trust and probate laws concerning proof of title affidavits, small estate affidavits, execution of a trust by a third party, silent trusts, nonjudicial settlements of accounts, and legacy trusts. The introduced version o … [Read more...] about Various trust and probate issues
Adult guardianship services
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 139 on adult guardianship services. The bill is authored by Sen. Lanane and combines the volunteer advocates for seniors program and the volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults programs into one program. The bill also requires that, in submitting a progress report to the court, a volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults … [Read more...] about Adult guardianship services