Indiana § 29-1-16-10 - Noncompliance with orders; attachment; imprisonment
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§ 29-1-16-10. Noncompliance with orders; attachment; imprisonment
Sec. 10. Any person who has been ordered to account as herein provided, and who fails to comply with such order, may be attached and imprisoned in order to enforce such compliance therewith.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1610.
IC 29-1-17Chapter 17. Distribution and Discharge
29-1-17-1Order of court; perishable property; depreciable property; storage or preservation; income and profits 29-1-17-2Final accounts; decree of final distribution 29-1-17-3Abatement of distributee shares 29-1-17-4Abatement of distributee shares; contribution by legatees and devisees 29-1-17-5Advancements 29-1-17-6Indebtedness of distributee; offset 29-1-17-7Income received during administration 29-1-17-8General legacies; interest 29-1-17-9Specific devise; liens 29-1-17-10Distribution in kind; partition sale; election of distributee; annuity; good faith purchasers or lenders 29-1-17-11Undivided interests; distribution, partition 29-1-17-12Unclaimed estate assets; disposition procedures; escheat; time limit; exceptions 29-1-17-13Supplemental reports; discharge; limitation of actions 29-1-17-13.5Distribution of assets from certain solvent supervised estates 29-1-17-14Petition to reopen estate; distribution of assets not fully administered in lieu of reopening the estate 29-1-17-15Repealed 29-1-17-15.1Petition to determine heirs of estate; contents; notice; hearing; decree 29-1-17-16Rules of equity; relief not limited
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-1-16-10 ("Noncompliance with orders; attachment; imprisonment") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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