Indiana § 29-1-10-15.5 Wrongful death; special administrator; appointment; objection

Indiana Statutes

§ 29-1-10-15.5 — Wrongful death; special administrator; appointment; objection

Indiana § 29-1-10-15.5

Art. 1PROBATE CODE

Ch. 10Personal Representatives

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Ind. Code § 29-1-10-15.5 (2026).

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(a)Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a special administrator for the sole purpose of pursuing a claim for the decedent's wrongful death, hearing and notice shall be had as set forth in this section.

(b)The court or clerk shall set a date by which all objections or petitions for an alternate appointment must be filed in writing, and the clerk shall give notice to all interested persons that a petition for appointment of a special administrator to pursue a claim for decedent's wrongful death has been filed and will be acted upon by the court on the date set unless written objections or requests for an alternate special administrator are presented to the court on or before that date.

(c)In the petition for appointment as special administrator, the petitioner shall ide

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5. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for the
appointment of a special administrator for the sole purpose of pursuing
a claim for the decedent's wrongful death, hearing and notice shall be
had as set forth in this section.
(b) The court or clerk shall set a date by which all objections or
petitions for an alternate appointment must be filed in writing, and the
clerk shall give notice to all interested persons that a petition for
appointment of a special administrator to pursue a claim for decedent's
wrongful death has been filed and will be acted upon by the court on
the date set unless written objections or requests for an alternate special
administrator are presented to the court on or before that date.
(c) In the petition for appointment as special administrator, the
petitioner shall identify the names and addresses of all persons
potentially interested in the wrongful death claim whose names and
addresses are known to the petitioner or may by reasonable diligence
be ascertained. The petitioner shall provide sufficient copies of the
notice described in subsection (b), prepared for mailing to the clerk.
The clerk shall send a copy of the notice by ordinary mail to each of
such interested persons at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing
date. Any interested person may waive the service by mail of this
notice. Neither a notice nor a hearing is required if all persons entitled
to notice waive in writing the service of notice by mail and consent to
the appointment of the special administrator without a hearing.
(d) If a person interested in the wrongful death claim is unknown or
cannot be located, the petitioner may give notice by one (1) publication
in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the county in which
the petition is pending.
(e) The deadline for filing an objection or request for an alternate
special administrator is fourteen (14) days before the hearing date. The
notice described in subsections (b) and (c) shall state that objections or
a request for an alternate special administrator must be filed in writing
at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing date.