If you’re making an estate plan in Indiana, start here. Learn how to make a will, trust, and power of attorney (POA) that are valid in your state, or get more information about estate planning and funeral laws specific to Indiana.
A will can help you protect your family and your property.
Make a Living Trust in Indiana
Learn how to make a living trust in Indiana.
Intestate Succession in Indiana
If you die without a will in Indiana, your assets will go to your closest relatives under state intestacy laws.
Indiana Restrictions on Who Can Serve as Executor
Learn the rules about who can be your executor in Indiana.
Indiana Power of Attorney Laws
A durable POA allows someone to help you with your financial matters if you ever become incapacitated—here's how to make one in Indiana.
Conducting a probate in Indiana commonly takes six months to a year, depending on the situation.
Probate court proceedings (during which a deceased person's assets are transferred to the people who inherit them) can be long, costly, and confusing.
Indiana offers some probate shortcuts for "small estates." These procedures make it easier for survivors to transfer property left by a person who has died.
Indiana is considering a death with dignity law that would allow terminally ill patients to request life-ending medication.
Burial & Cremation Laws in Indiana
Everything you need to know about burial and cremation in Indiana.
Learn the rules that govern home funerals in Indiana.
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