Indiana § 31-15-7-0.3 General assembly declarations

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-15-7-0.3 — General assembly declarations

Indiana § 31-15-7-0.3

Art. 15FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Ch. 7Disposition of Property and Maintenance

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3. The general assembly:

(1)recognizes that reform of certain elements concerning the manner in which property of spouses is transferred upon the death of a spouse, when there is no will, has become necessary;

(2)recognizes inconsistencies in the manner in which the property of spouses is divided at marriage dissolution have become apparent;

(3)sees the need for spouses to be able to enter into a legal agreement during their lifetime, concerning which of their property shall be considered individually owned and which of their property shall be considered jointly owned; and

(4)agrees to enact the Property and Inheritance Rights of Spouses Act (amendments made to IC 29-1-2-1, IC 29-1-2-13, IC 29-1-3-6, and IC 31-1-11.5-11, before its repeal, now codified at IC 31-15-7-2 and IC 31-15-7-5)

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3. The general assembly:
(1) recognizes that reform of certain elements concerning the
manner in which property of spouses is transferred upon the death
of a spouse, when there is no will, has become necessary;
(2) recognizes inconsistencies in the manner in which the
property of spouses is divided at marriage dissolution have
become apparent;
(3) sees the need for spouses to be able to enter into a legal
agreement during their lifetime, concerning which of their
property shall be considered individually owned and which of
their property shall be considered jointly owned; and
(4) agrees to enact the Property and Inheritance Rights of Spouses
Act (amendments made to IC 29-1-2-1, IC 29-1-2-13, IC 29-1-3-6, and IC 31-1-11.5-11, before its repeal, now codified at
IC 31-15-7-2 and IC 31-15-7-5).