Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 23 > Article 16 > Chapter 8 - Assignment of Partnership Interests

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Mentally incompetent: means of unsound mind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5