Full question:
How long does a person have to contest a will?
- Category: Wills and Estates
- Subcategory: Will Contests
- Date:
- State: Indiana
Answer:
The following is an Indiana statute:
IC 29-1-7-17 Any interested person may contest the validity of any will....
Any interested person may contest the validity of any will in the court
having jurisdiction over the probate of the will within three (3) months
after the date of the order admitting the will to probate by filing in the
court the person's allegations in writing verified by affidavit, setting
forth:
(1) the unsoundness of mind of the testator;
(2) the undue execution of the will;
(3) that the will was executed under duress or was obtained by fraud; or
(4) any other valid objection to the will's validity or the probate of
the will.
The executor and all other persons beneficially interested in the will
shall be made defendants to the action.
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