Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 35 > Chapter 8.8 - Problem Gambling Fees

• Adult: means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Beneficiary: has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-2. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Charitable trust: means a trust in which all the beneficiaries are the general public or organizations, including trusts, corporations, and associations, and that is organized and operated wholly for religious, charitable, scientific, public safety testing, literary, or educational purposes. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Child: includes an adopted child or a child that is in gestation before the death of a deceased parent and born within forty-three (43) weeks after the death of that parent. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Court: means a court having jurisdiction over trust matters. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Designated representative: means a person who:

  Indiana Code 30-4-1-2

• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• division: refers to the division of mental health and addiction. See Indiana Code 4-35-8.8-1
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• 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
• Income: except as otherwise stated in a trust agreement, has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-4. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
• Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
• Judicial proceeding: means a proceeding involving a trust before a court having subject matter jurisdiction of the trust, whether or not the administration of the trust is governed by Indiana law. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• 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.
• Minor: means any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Nonjudicial matter: includes but is not limited to any of the following matters or actions relating to a trust or its administration:

  Indiana Code 30-4-1-2

• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-9. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Principal: has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-10. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Probate: Proving a will
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
• Settlor: means a person who establishes a trust including the testator of a will under which a trust is created. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• terms of a charitable trust: means the manifestation of the intent of a settlor or decedent with respect to the trust, expressed in a manner that admits of its proof in a judicial proceeding, whether by written or spoken words or by conduct. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Trust estate: means the trust property and the income derived from its use. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Trust instrument: means an instrument, agreement, or other written document executed by the settlor that contains the terms of the trust, including any amendments to the terms of the trust. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Trust property: means property either placed in trust or purchased or otherwise acquired by the trustee for the trust regardless of whether the trust property is titled in the name of the trustee or the name of the trust. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Trustee: has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-13. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5