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Ind. Code § 32-17-14-21

Trusts as designated beneficiaries

Known as the Transfer on Death Property Act

The act spans §§ 32-17-14-0.2 to 32-17-14-9 (35 sections).

As added by P.L.143-2009, SEC.41

Sec. 21. (a) A trustee of a trust may be a designated beneficiary regardless of whether the trust is amendable, revocable, irrevocable, funded, unfunded, or amended after the designation is made.

(b) Unless a beneficiary designation provides otherwise, a trust that is revoked or terminated before the death of the owner is considered nonexistent at the owner's death.

(c) Unless a beneficiary designation provides otherwise, a legal entity or trust that does not:

(1) exist; or

(2) come into existence effective as of the owner's death;

is considered nonexistent at the owner's death.

(d) For purposes of this section, an owner's testamentary trust is considered to have come into existence as of the owner's death if the owner's last will and testament is admitted to probate.

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