Indiana § 29-2-1-2 - Indebtedness to non-resident decedent; payments to domiciliary foreign personal representative

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§ 29-2-1-2. Indebtedness to non-resident decedent; payments to domiciliary foreign personal representative

Sec. 2. At any time after the expiration of forty-five (45) days from the death of a non-resident decedent, any person indebted to the estate of the non-resident decedent or having possession or control of personal property, or of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action belonging to the estate of the non-resident decedent may pay the debt, deliver the personal property, or the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, to the domiciliary foreign personal representative of the non-resident decedent upon being presented with proof of the representative's appointment and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the representative stating:

(1) the date of the death of the non-resident decedent;

(2) that no local administration, or application or petition therefor, is pending in this state; and

(3) that the domiciliary foreign personal representative is entitled to payment or delivery.

Formerly: Acts 1881(ss), c.45, s.15; Acts 1975, P.L.288, SEC.40. As amended by P.L.137-2021, SEC.9.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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