Indiana § 32-23-12-12 - Successor trustee; subsequent proceedings
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-23-12-12 — Successor trustee; subsequent proceedings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-23-12-12. Successor trustee; subsequent proceedings
Sec. 12. (a) If a trustee:
(1) dies or resigns; or
(2) refuses or is unable to act;
the circuit or superior court shall, upon either the court's motion or the motion of a plaintiff, appoint a successor trustee.
(b) After the entry of the initial judgment authorizing a lease, all subsequent proceedings pertaining to the coal land and the coal interest involved in the initial litigation, including subsequent leasing proceedings or proceedings by the trustee requesting authority to execute and deliver additional documents pertaining to a coal lease, must be commenced in the same court as the proceedings for the initial lease. The acting trustee at the time of any subsequent proceedings shall act as the trustee in the subsequent proceedings. The circuit or superior court retains continuing jurisdiction over any subsequent proceedings.
As added by P.L.94-2009, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-23-12-12 ("Successor trustee; subsequent proceedings") 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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