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
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
32-30-3-6. Order of Possession; Prerequisites
32-30-3-7. Order of Possession; Requirements
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
32-30-3-15. 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
32-30-3-19. Procedure to Claim Title From Nonresident Presumed Dead
32-30-3-20. Action to Quiet Title of Real Estate Exempt From Sale on Execution