Sec. 1. (a) This article shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title as described in IC 32-20-3-1, subject only to the limitations that are described in IC 32-20-3-2.

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     (b) However, this article does not change the law affecting the capacity to own land of a person claiming a marketable record title under this article.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.5.