Sec. 12. Upon any petition to sell or mortgage real property the court shall have power to investigate and determine all questions of conflicting and controverted title, remove clouds from any title or interest involved, and invest purchasers or mortgagees with a good and indefeasible title to the property sold or mortgaged. When the petition to sell or mortgage seeks such relief notice shall be given as in civil actions of like nature and the court is authorized to issue appropriate process and notices in order to obtain jurisdiction to so proceed against adverse parties.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1512.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 15. Sales, Mortgages, Leases, Exchanges─personal and Real Property
29-1-15-1. Priorities; Wills; Orders of Court
29-1-15-2. Powers Under Will; Optional Procedure
29-1-15-3. Payment of Claims, Expenses, and Taxes; Distribution of Estate
29-1-15-4. Order Not Granted; Bond Given by Interested Person
29-1-15-6. Purchasers, Mortgagees, Pledgees, or Lienors; Allowance of Claims
29-1-15-7. Collateral Attack; Irregularity in Proceedings
29-1-15-8. Petition; Stock; Bonds; Securities
29-1-15-9. Perishable Properties; Family Allowance; Title to Property; Approval
29-1-15-10. Unit Sales, Mortgages, or Leases
29-1-15-11. Petition; Sale, Mortgage, or Lease of Real Property; Order of Court
29-1-15-12. Conflicting Titles; Process and Notice
29-1-15-14. Fair Market Value; Appraisal; Reappraisal
29-1-15-15. Real Property Sales; Notice
29-1-15-17. Execution of Conveyance or Lease; Certified Copy of Order; Power Given Under Will
29-1-15-18. Forms for Conveyances
29-1-15-19. Irregularity or Defect in Proceedings; Guardians; Good Faith Purchasers
29-1-15-20. Lien of State for Inheritance or Estate Taxes