Indiana Code
Chapter 10. Personal Representatives
29-1-10-3. Letters; Issuance; Conditions

Sec. 3. Letters testamentary, of administration, of administration with the will annexed, de bonis non, and all other letters special or otherwise, shall be issued to the person entitled to receive the same when:
(a) Said person, if an individual, has taken and subscribed before the clerk or any other officer authorized to administer oaths, an oath or affirmation that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his trust according to law and has given such bond as may be required and the bond has been approved by the court.
(b) Some officer of the corporation, if the person is a corporation, has taken and subscribed before the clerk or any other officer authorized to administer oaths, an oath or affirmation that said bank or trust company will faithfully discharge the duties of its trust according to law, has filed an acceptance of the appointment, duly executed and acknowledged by one (1) of its officers and, if a bond is required to be filed by it, shall have filed such bond as may be required and the bond shall have been approved by the court. The oath and, if a bank or trust company, also the acceptance shall be filed and recorded as a part of the proceedings of the estate.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1003; Acts 1971, P.L.407, SEC.1.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 29. Probate

Article 1. Probate Code

Chapter 10. Personal Representatives

29-1-10-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

29-1-10-1. Letters Testamentary; Letters of General Administration; Persons to Whom Granted; Order; Qualifications

29-1-10-2. Letters; Renouncing Right

29-1-10-3. Letters; Issuance; Conditions

29-1-10-4. Letters; Evidence of Authority

29-1-10-5. Actions or Proceedings; Evidence of Authority

29-1-10-6. Removal of Personal Representatives for Reasons Other Than a Change in Control of a Corporate Fiduciary

29-1-10-6.5. Removal of Personal Representative Following a Change in Control of a Corporate Fiduciary

29-1-10-7. Successor Representatives; Appointment

29-1-10-8. Successor Representatives; Rights and Powers

29-1-10-9. Joint Representatives; Powers; Survivor

29-1-10-10. Joint Representatives; Powers

29-1-10-11. Joint Representatives; Powers; Voting Shares of Stock

29-1-10-12. Voting Corporate Shares

29-1-10-12.5. Protection of Persons Dealing in Good Faith

29-1-10-13. Compensation; Attorney's Services

29-1-10-14. Actions on Probate; Expenses and Attorney's Fees

29-1-10-15. Special Administrator; Appointment; Appeal of Order

29-1-10-15.5. Wrongful Death; Special Administrator; Appointment; Objection

29-1-10-16. Pending Will Contest; Administration of Estate

29-1-10-17. Damages for Wrongful Death

29-1-10-18. Wrongful Death; Nonresident; Appointment of Administrator

29-1-10-19. Termination of Authority; Validity of Prior Acts

29-1-10-20. Duties of an Estate Lawyer

29-1-10-21. Authority of Personal Representatives; Circumstances in Which a Court Order May Allow an Action That the Personal Representative Is Prohibited From Taking