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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 37. (a) If a beneficiary of a trust cannot be found after a reasonable search, the trustee may file a petition setting out the facts of the unsuccessful search. The court may order the trustee to sell the shares of the trust to which the beneficiary is entitled and to pay the proceeds to the clerk of the court. The clerk shall hold the proceeds for the use and benefit of the person or persons thereafter determined by law to be entitled to the proceeds.
(b) If a trustee pays any money to the clerk of the court under this section, the trustee shall file a receipt with the court. Filing the receipt is sufficient to discharge the trustee in the same manner and to the same extent as though the trustee had paid or distributed the appropriate share of the trust to the unlocated beneficiary.
(c) This section does not apply to stocks, dividends, capital credits, patronage, refunds, utility deposits, membership fees, account balances, or book equities for which the owner cannot be found that are the result of distributable savings of a rural electric membership corporation formed under IC 8-1-13, a rural communications cooperative corporation formed under IC 8-1-17, or an agricultural cooperative association formed under IC 15-12-1.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 30. Trusts and Fiduciaries § 30-4-3-37 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-30-trusts-and-fiduciaries/in-code-sect-30-4-3-37/
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