Indiana Code 28-1-11-8. Appointment as successor guardian, trustee, executor, or administrator
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-1-11-8
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Sec. 8. Any bank or trust company shall have power to be appointed and to act under the order of appointment of any court of competent jurisdiction as guardian, trustee, executor or administrator, with or without the will annexed, on the application or consent of any person acting as such or entitled to such appointment and in the place and stead of such person, but such appointment shall be made upon such notice as is required by law to the persons interested in the estate or fund and on the consent of such of the principal beneficiaries or other persons interested in the estate or fund as the court or judge thereof making the appointment shall deem proper.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.40, s.177.