Sec. 1. An indigent person who does not have sufficient means to prosecute or defend an action may apply to the court in which the action is intended to be brought, or is pending, for leave to prosecute or defend as an indigent person.
Ind. Code § 34-10-1-1
Application for leave to prosecute or defend as an indigent person
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Sholes v. Sholes (2001)
Most recently applied in Gersh Zavodnik v. Irene Harper (September 2014)
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.5.
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