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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 18. (a) A nonresident who, if alive, would be entitled to take and to own real estate in Indiana by descent or devise is presumed dead if the following conditions are met:
(1) The nonresident has been absent from the nonresident's last place of residence in any other state or country for seven (7) years.
(2) A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the nonresident has not heard from the nonresident for seven (7) years.
(b) The real estate that a nonresident described in subsection (a) otherwise would have taken descends from the nonresident to the nonresident's heirs under IC 29.
(c) Title that passes under subsection (b) vests in a nonresident's heirs upon full compliance with the provisions of section 19 of this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 32. Property § 32-30-3-18 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-30-3-18/
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