Indiana § 29-1-21-4.1 Certain wills executed in reliance on supreme court order

Indiana Statutes

§ 29-1-21-4.1 — Certain wills executed in reliance on supreme court order

Indiana § 29-1-21-4.1

Art. 1PROBATE CODE

Ch. 21Electronic Wills

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Ind. Code § 29-1-21-4.1 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to a will or codicil that is electronically signed and witnessed:

(1)on or after March 31, 2020;

(2)before January 1, 2021; and

(3)in reliance on the Indiana supreme court's order signed and filed on March 31, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, as supplemented or extended by the supreme court's order signed and filed on May 1, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, and by the supreme court's orders signed and filed on May 29, 2020, and November 10, 2020, under case number 20S-CB-123.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a will or codicil described in subsection (a) that was electronically signed and witnessed in compliance with:

(1)the procedures and requirements set forth in the Indiana supreme court's order signed and filed on March 31, 2020, unde

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1. (a) This section applies to a will or codicil
that is electronically signed and witnessed:
(1) on or after March 31, 2020;
(2) before January 1, 2021; and
(3) in reliance on the Indiana supreme court's order signed and
filed on March 31, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, as
supplemented or extended by the supreme court's order signed
and filed on May 1, 2020, under case number 20S-MS-237, and
by the supreme court's orders signed and filed on May 29, 2020,
and November 10, 2020, under case number 20S-CB-123.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a will or codicil
described in subsection (a) that was electronically signed and witnessed
in compliance with:
(1) the procedures and requirements set forth in the Indiana
supreme court's order signed and filed on March 31, 2020, under
case number 20S-MS-237 and as supplemented or extended by
the supreme court's order signed and filed on May 1, 2020, under
case number 20S-MS-237 and by the supreme court's order signed
and filed on November 10, 2020, under case number
20S-CB-123; or
(2) the procedures and requirements set forth in section 4 of this
chapter;
does not need to be reexecuted or reratified in compliance with the
witnessing procedures specified under section 4 of this chapter or IC 29-1-5-3 as they existed on June 30, 2020.
(c) A proponent who offers an electronic will for probate may
demonstrate prima facie compliance with subsection (b) by relying on
the contents of a self-proving clause or by describing compliance in a
verified petition under IC 29-1-7-4. A person contesting the validity of
an electronic will described in subsection (b) has the burden of proving
noncompliance with subsection (b).