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To request a certified copy of a will or other estate document, contact the clerk's office in the county where the case is heard.

Does a Will Have to Be Probated in Indiana? Indiana code requires the will to be filed with the court. This allows the court to verify the will as valid or to handle disputes if anyone contests the will. Even if the estate doesn't need to go through formal probate, the will must be presented to the court.

Probate procedure If there is a Last Will and Testament, then the person named in the Will as the executor usually opens the probate estate by filing the Will with the court. The Will states who is to be the executor and who is to receive the estate assets.

Ind. Code 29-1-7-3.1 allows a person to deposit a will and/or codicil (hereinafter ?will?) with the Circuit Court Clerk where the testator resided when the will was executed. The Circuit Court Clerk does not have to determine whether his or her county is the right place for the filing.

Indiana probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

DO I NEED A WILL? If you own property and do not want Indiana law to determine how your property is divided among your family, you should have a will. If you want to give property to someone other than a family member after you die, you should also have a will.