Indiana Code Title 29. Probate § 29-3.5-1-2

(1) “Adult” means either of the following:

(2) “Conservator” means a guardian (as defined in IC 29-3-1-6).

(3) “Guardian” has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-6.

(4) “Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian.

(5) “Guardianship proceeding” means a proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.

(6) “Home state” means either of the following:

(7) “Incapacitated person” has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-7.5 with respect to an adult.

(8) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.

(9) “Person” has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-12.

(10) “Protected person” has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-13 with respect to an adult.

(11) “Protective order” refers to an order issued under IC 29-3-4.

(12) “Protective proceeding” has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-14.

(13) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(14) “Respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.

(15) “Significant connection state” means a state, other than the home state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere physical presence and in which substantial evidence concerning the respondent is available.

(16) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.