Indiana § 32-30-3-19 Procedure to claim title from nonresident presumed dead

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-30-3-19 — Procedure to claim title from nonresident presumed dead

Indiana § 32-30-3-19

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 30CAUSES OF ACTION CONCERNING REAL

Ch. 3Ejectment and Quiet Title

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Ind. Code § 32-30-3-19 (2026).

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(a)A person who claims real estate under section 18 of this chapter may file a verified complaint in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the real estate is located. The complaint must:

(1)name as a defendant the nonresident who is presumed dead under section 18 of this chapter;

(2)particularly describe the real estate; and

(3)contain a statement of the facts required by section 18 of this chapter.

(b)Notice of the pendency of the action, including the date on which the court shall hear the complaint filed under subsection (a), must be published in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation that is printed and published in the county seat of the county in which the real estate is located. If a newspaper does not exist, notice must be published in a newspaper th

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(a) A person who claims real estate under
section 18 of this chapter may file a verified complaint in the circuit or
superior court of the county in which the real estate is located. The
complaint must:
(1) name as a defendant the nonresident who is presumed dead
under section 18 of this chapter;
(2) particularly describe the real estate; and
(3) contain a statement of the facts required by section 18 of this
chapter.
(b) Notice of the pendency of the action, including the date on
which the court shall hear the complaint filed under subsection (a),
must be published in a daily or weekly newspaper of general
circulation that is printed and published in the county seat of the county
in which the real estate is located. If a newspaper does not exist, notice
must be published in a newspaper that is printed and published in the
county in which the real estate is located. Notice must also be
published in a newspaper of general circulation that is printed and
published in the county seat of the county in which the defendant last
resided. If a newspaper is not printed and published in that county seat,
then notice must be published in a newspaper that is printed and
published in the county seat nearest to the county in which the
defendant last resided.
(c) Prima facie proof of publication of notice as required by
subsection (b) consists of:
(1) affidavits of the publishers of the newspapers in which the
notice was published; and
(2) a printed copy of the published notice.
(d) The court shall hear the complaint filed under subsection (a) not
earlier than sixty-five (65) days after notice was first published under
subsection (b). If the court finds that:
(1) the defendant received sufficient notice under subsection (b);
and
(2) the facts alleged in the complaint are true;
the court shall enter judgment quieting the title to the real estate in
favor of the plaintiff.
(e) A judgment entered under subsection (d) becomes final and
absolute three (3) years after the date it was entered unless, within
those three (3) years, the defendant appears and moves to vacate the
judgment.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-6-2.]