Filed Under: Probate
S.E.A. 516, P.L. 240 Effective: July 1, 2017 Provides that, even though a guardianship terminates upon the death of the protected person, a guardian is authorized to request the health records of the protected person within 60 days after the protected person's death if the protected person was an incapacitated person. Provides, however, that a guardian may not request the health … [Read more...] about
Filed Under: Probate
H.E.A. 1407, P.L. 194 Effective: July 1, 2017 Makes various changes to probate and trust laws concerning contesting of wills, authorization of certain acts by a trustee, and the consideration of the requests of de facto custodians and living parents of incapacitated persons in the appointment of guardians and in custody orders. Prohibits a court clerk from collecting a court costs … [Read more...] about Probate and trust matters
Filed Under: Probate
H.E.A. 1520, P.L. 79 Effective: July 1, 2017 Repeals statutes imposing the inheritance tax and providing exemptions from and deductions to the inheritance tax. (Under current law the inheritance tax does not apply to a property interest transferred by a decedent whose death occurs after December 31, 2012.) Repeals or removes provisions relating to probate court administration of the … [Read more...] about Repeal of obsolete inheritance tax provisions
Filed Under: Technical Corrections
S.E.A. 64, P.L. 44 Effective: April 13, 2017 Resolves substantive problems in the Indiana Code not suitable for resolution in the annual technical corrections bill. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Code Revision Commission.) The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/64 … [Read more...] about Code revision corrections
Filed Under: Technical Corrections
H.E.A. 1020, P.L. 9 Effective: March 29, 2017 Updates the list of criminal statutes codified outside IC 35. Makes no substantive change to law. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Code Revision Commission.) The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1020 … [Read more...] about Code revision corrections
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