Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 14 - Causes of Action: Declaratory Judgment

• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
• 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.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.