Indiana § 32-30-3-18 Presumption of death of nonresident; circumstances; intestate
succession of title; vesting in nonresident's heirs

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-30-3-18 — Presumption of death of nonresident; circumstances; intestate succession of title; vesting in nonresident's heirs

Indiana § 32-30-3-18

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 30CAUSES OF ACTION CONCERNING REAL

Ch. 3Ejectment and Quiet Title

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Ind. Code § 32-30-3-18 (2026).

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(a)A nonresident who, if alive, would be entitled to take and to own real estate in Indiana by descent or devise is presumed dead if the following conditions are met:

(1)The nonresident has been absent from the nonresident's last place of residence in any other state or country for seven (7) years.

(2)A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the nonresident has not heard from the nonresident for seven (7) years.

(b)The real estate that a nonresident described in subsection (a) otherwise would have taken descends from the nonresident to the nonresident's heirs under IC 29.

(c)Title that passes under subsection (b) vests in a nonresident's heirs upon full compliance with the provisions of section 19 of this chapter. [Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-1.]

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(a) A nonresident who, if alive, would be
entitled to take and to own real estate in Indiana by descent or devise
is presumed dead if the following conditions are met:
(1) The nonresident has been absent from the nonresident's last
place of residence in any other state or country for seven (7)
years.
(2) A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the nonresident has not
heard from the nonresident for seven (7) years.
(b) The real estate that a nonresident described in subsection (a)
otherwise would have taken descends from the nonresident to the
nonresident's heirs under IC 29.
(c) Title that passes under subsection (b) vests in a nonresident's
heirs upon full compliance with the provisions of section 19 of this
chapter.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-1.]