Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking

Ind. Code § 29-1-10-21
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Sec. 21. (a) All authority to act with respect to an estate administered under IC 29-1-7 and IC 29-1-7.5 is vested exclusively in the personal representative. (b) If this article prohibits an action by the personal representative, the prohibition restricts the personal representative, regardless of court order, unless: (1) a majority in interest of the distributees consent in writing to the proposed action; or (2) the statute imposing the restriction expressly permits a court to approve the prohibited action. As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-2021, SEC.4.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/29Fetched: 10/17/2026

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