The following probate law bills passed out of their originating house: SB 80 Code revision corrections Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2317 House sponsor: Steuerwald Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/80 SB 223 Accounting by attorney-in-fact Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2280 Floor … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Probate Law
Probate
Supported decision making
For amend and vote only, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 380 on supported decision making. The bill requires that a person who files a petition for the appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated person or minor must inform the court what less restrictive alternatives were considered or implemented and, if less restrictive alternatives were not considered or i … [Read more...] about Supported decision making
Electronic estate planning
For amend and vote only, the House Judiciary Committee heard Rep. J. Young’s HB 1591 concerning electronic estate planning. This bill allows a person to contest two or more wills if there is prima facie evidence that: (1) the decedent suffered from an irreversible medical or psychiatric condition that predated the earliest will to be challenged; or (2) a party beneficially int … [Read more...] about Electronic estate planning
Various trust matters
For amend and vote only, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Head’s SB 265 on various trust matters. The bill does the following: defines "designated representative", "judicial proceeding", and "nonjudicial matter" for purposes of the trust code provides that a protective provision in a legacy trust prevents a creditor of the settlor from satisfying a claim from the se … [Read more...] about Various trust matters
Probate matters
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen Koch’s SB 518 on probate matters. The bill provides the following: Allows a person to contest two or more wills if there is prima facie evidence that: (1) the decedent suffered from an irreversible medical or psychiatric condition that predated the earliest will to be challenged; or (2) a party beneficially interested in one or more of the c … [Read more...] about Probate matters