Indiana § 29-1-10-21 - Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking
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§ 29-1-10-21. Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking
Sec. 21. (a) All authority to act with respect to an estate administered under IC 29-1-7 and IC 29-1-7.5 is vested exclusively in the personal representative.
(b) If this article prohibits an action by the personal representative, the prohibition restricts the personal representative, regardless of court order, unless:
(1) a majority in interest of the distributees consent in writing to the proposed action; or
(2) the statute imposing the restriction expressly permits a court to approve the prohibited action.
As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-2021, SEC.4.
IC 29-1-11Chapter 11. Bond of Personal Representative
29-1-11-1Conditions requiring execution and filing 29-1-11-2Deposit of money or assets; withdrawal 29-1-11-3Run to state; joint and several liability; conflict of laws 29-1-11-4Joint representatives; personal representative as surety 29-1-11-5Affidavit of surety; value of property 29-1-11-6Sufficiency; value of assets; evidence of title 29-1-11-7Failure to give bond; successor; revocation of letters 29-1-11-8Repealed 29-1-11-9New bond; release of surety; accounting 29-1-11-10Breach of obligation; damages; intervention 29-1-11-11Validity; bound to full extent; action on defective bond
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-1-10-21 ("Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking") 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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