Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title
32-30-3-20. Action to Quiet Title of Real Estate Exempt From Sale on Execution

Sec. 20. (a) A resident householder in Indiana who may claim real estate owned by the householder exempt from sale on execution may quiet the title to the real estate against any judgment or lien.
(b) The complaint in an action described in subsection (a) must state the following:
(1) The ownership of the real estate.
(2) The existence of a judgment against the real estate.
(3) The right of the owner to claim the real estate exempt from sale on execution.
(c) In an action described in subsection (a), the title to the real estate may be quieted against a judgment whether the householder has executed the judgment or has filed a schedule claiming an exemption from sale on execution if the court finds that the owner's interest, in value, of the real estate does not at the time of the hearing exceed any mortgages, tax, or assessment on the real estate by more than seven hundred dollars ($700).
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 32. Property

Article 30. Causes of Action Concerning Real Property

Chapter 3. Ejectment and Quiet Title

32-30-3-1. Action for Ejectment or Recovery of Possession of Real Estate; Plaintiff's Affidavit

32-30-3-2. Order to Appear; Order to Show Cause; Requirements

32-30-3-3. Preliminary Order for Possession; Required Findings

32-30-3-4. Order for Possession; Expedited Hearing; Temporary Restraining Orders Instead of Order for Possession

32-30-3-5. Hearing on Order to Show Cause; Court Determinations; Prejudgment Orders; Appointment of Receiver

32-30-3-6. Order of Possession; Prerequisites

32-30-3-7. Order of Possession; Requirements

32-30-3-8. Return of Possession to Defendant; Period for Return; Required Surety; Notice; Proof of Service

32-30-3-9. Order of Possession; Delivery; Service

32-30-3-10. Removal of Occupants Within 48 Hours Service

32-30-3-11. Executing Officer's Return of Order of Possession

32-30-3-12. Final Judgment Supersedes Prior Orders

32-30-3-13. Actions in Plaintiff's Own Name

32-30-3-14. Defendants in Certain Actions; Plaintiff's Complaint; Plaintiff's Affidavit; Notice; Venue

32-30-3-15. Statutory Construction

32-30-3-16. Action to Quiet Title; Service

32-30-3-17. Entry of Orders and Decrees in Civil Order Book; Quiet Title Record; Index Requirements

32-30-3-18. Presumption of Death of Nonresident; Circumstances; Intestate Succession of Title; Vesting in Nonresident's Heirs

32-30-3-19. Procedure to Claim Title From Nonresident Presumed Dead

32-30-3-20. Action to Quiet Title of Real Estate Exempt From Sale on Execution

32-30-3-21. Valuation of Exempt Real Estate; Limitation