Indiana § 32-17-12-1 - Voidance of contracts
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-17-12-1 — Voidance of contracts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-17-12-1. Voidance of contracts
Sec. 1. A contract for valid consideration:
(1) to sell any interest, real or supposed, in any land belonging to the United States;
(2) for the occupancy of land belonging to the United States; or
(3) for any improvement made on land belonging to the United States;
may not be voided by either party or the party's heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns if the nature and extent of the interest were, at the time of contract, known to the party, and the party's consent to the interest was obtained without fraud, conspiracy, or misrepresentation.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-11-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.2.
IC 32-17-13Chapter 13. Liability of Nonprobate Transferees for Creditor Claims and Statutory Allowances
32-17-13-1"Nonprobate transfer"; transfers involving multiple party accounts, motor vehicles, and watercraft 32-17-13-2"Claimant"; "nonprobate transferee"; liability of nonprobate transferee 32-17-13-3Priority of liability to probate estate 32-17-13-4Beneficiary interests in trusts 32-17-13-5Apportionment of liability by instrument 32-17-13-6Enforcement proceedings; jurisdiction 32-17-13-7Commencement of proceedings; requirements; time limits; immunity of personal representative 32-17-13-8Deadline for commencement of proceedings 32-17-13-9Release of obligor or trustee from liability for transfer of assets to nonprobate transferee 32-17-13-10Recovery of value of nonprobate transfer from nonprobate transferee; intervention
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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