Indiana § 29-1-5-9 - Trust inter vivos; execution
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§ 29-1-5-9. Trust inter vivos; execution
Sec. 9. An instrument creating an inter vivos trust in order to be valid need not be executed as a testamentary instrument pursuant to section 3 or 3.1 of this chapter, even though such trust instrument reserves to the maker or settlor the power to revoke, or the power to alter or amend, or the power to control investments, or the power to consume the principal, or because it reserves to the maker or settlor any one or more of said powers.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.509. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.171, SEC.17; P.L.4-2003, SEC.5.
IC 29-1-6Chapter 6. Construction of Wills, Renunciation of Interests, and Determination of Heirship
29-1-6-0.1Application of certain amendments to chapter 29-1-6-1Construction of wills; rules 29-1-6-2Contest of wills; admission prevented; forfeiture of benefits 29-1-6-3Restraint of marriage 29-1-6-4Repealed 29-1-6-5Construction of wills; petition 29-1-6-6Determination of heirship; good faith purchasers 29-1-6-7Repealed
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Section 29-1-5-9 ("Trust inter vivos; execution") 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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