Indiana § 29-1-15-18 - Forms for conveyances
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§ 29-1-15-18. Forms for conveyances
Sec. 18. (a) Whenever a personal representative shall be ordered by the court to execute a conveyance of the real estate of a decedent, a conveyance subscribed by the personal representative shall vest in the grantee all the title in the real estate ordered by the court to be conveyed as completely as if all the proceedings of the court preliminary to such conveyance has been fully recited therein, if such conveyance includes substantially the following:
"A.B., as personal representative of C.D., deceased, by order of the ____________ Court of ________ County, Indiana, dated __________, for good and sufficient consideration, conveys to E.F. the following real estate: (insert description)."
(b) Whenever the personal representative, by the provisions contained in the will, shall be required or authorized, without the intervention of a court, to execute a conveyance of the real estate of a decedent, a conveyance subscribed by the personal representative shall be sufficient to convey all the title in the real estate to the grantee, if such conveyance includes substantially the following:
"A.B., as personal representative of C.D., deceased, by virtue of the decedent's said will, for good and sufficient consideration, conveys to E.F. the following described real estate: (insert description)."
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1518; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.33. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.268, SEC.7; P.L.130-1992, SEC.9.
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Section 29-1-15-18 ("Forms for conveyances") 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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