Indiana § 34-41-5-2 - Certified transcript of partition judgment; evidentiary value
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§ 34-41-5-2. Certified transcript of partition judgment; evidentiary value
Sec. 2. Whenever:
(1) any partition of real estate in any Indiana county has been made by judgment of any court in Indiana; and
(2) the records of the court in which the proceedings for partition were held have been destroyed by fire;
a certified transcript of the judgment of partition and any record of the judgment in the recorder's office of the county in which the real estate is situated is admissible in evidence, without the residue of the record of the proceedings. The certified transcript and any record of the judgment are prima facie evidence of the sufficiency and regularity of all the proceedings, records, and papers in the case in which the judgment was rendered.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-11-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
IC 34-41-6Chapter 6. Misrecorded Instruments
34-41-6-1Application of chapter 34-41-6-2Admissibility
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-41-5-2 ("Certified transcript of partition judgment; evidentiary value") 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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