29-1-10-21. Authority of personal representatives; circumstances in which a court order may allow an action that the personal representative is prohibited from taking

IN Code § 29-1-10-21 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 21. (a) All authority to act with respect to an estate administered under IC 29-1-7 and IC 29-1-7.5 is vested exclusively in the personal representative.

(b) If this article prohibits an action by the personal representative, the prohibition restricts the personal representative, regardless of court order, unless:

(1) a majority in interest of the distributees expressly consent to the proposed action; or

(2) the statute imposing the restriction expressly permits a court to approve the prohibited action.

As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.4.