Indiana § 29-1-21-4.1 - Certain wills executed in reliance on supreme court order
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§ 29-1-21-4.1. Certain wills executed in reliance on supreme court order
Sec. 4.1. (a) This section applies to a will or codicil that is electronically signed and witnessed:
(1) on or after March 31, 2020;
(2) before January 1, 2021; and
(3) in reliance on the Indiana supreme court's order signed and filed on March 31, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, as supplemented or extended by the supreme court's order signed and filed on May 1, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, and by the supreme court's orders signed and filed on May 29, 2020, and November 10, 2020, under case number 20S-CB-123.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a will or codicil described in subsection (a) that was electronically signed and witnessed in compliance with:
(1) the procedures and requirements set forth in the Indiana supreme court's order signed and filed on March 31, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237 and as supplemented or extended by the supreme court's order signed and filed on May 1, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237 and by the supreme court's order signed and filed on November 10, 2020, under case number 20S-CB-123; or
(2) the procedures and requirements set forth in section 4 of this chapter;
does not need to be reexecuted or reratified in compliance with the witnessing procedures specified under section 4 of this chapter or IC 29-1-5-3 as they existed on June 30, 2020.
(c) A proponent who offers an electronic will for probate may demonstrate prima facie compliance with subsection (b) by relying on the contents of a self-proving clause or by describing compliance in a verified petition under IC 29-1-7-4. A person contesting the validity of an electronic will described in subsection (b) has the burden of proving noncompliance with subsection (b).
As added by P.L.185-2021, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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