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Ind. Code § 3-12-8-10

Appearance and answer by contestee; time; defense, answer, or special answer

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Gaddis v. McCullough (2005)

Most recently applied in Gaddis v. McCullough (May 2005)

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8.

Sec. 10. The contestee shall appear and answer the petition by the day fixed in the notice issued under section 8 of this chapter unless the court extends the time for good cause. The contestee may:

(1) present any defense or answer that the contestee has to the allegations of the petition under an answer of general denial;

(2) file a special answer; or

(3) both.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.