Free Indiana forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
Indiana allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2IC § 16-36-7-30 (sample forms; not mandatory)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.
Indiana treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultIC 30-5-2-2, IC 30-5-2-6, IC 30-5-3-2, IC 30-5-3-3, IC 30-5-3-6, IC 30-5-4-1, IC 30-5-4-1.3, IC 30-5-4-1.5, IC 30-5-4-1.7, IC 30-5-4-2, IC 30-5-5-14.5, IC 30-5-6-1, IC 30-5-8-2, IC 30-5-8-7, IC 30-5-8-8, IC 30-5-9-9, IC 30-5-10-3, IC 30-5-11-4, IC 30-5-11-4.5Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed before 2IC 30-5-2-2, IC 30-5-2-6, IC 30-5-3-2, IC 30-5-3-3, IC 30-5-3-6, IC 30-5-4-1, IC 30-5-4-1.3, IC 30-5-4-1.5, IC 30-5-4-1.7, IC 30-5-4-2, IC 30-5-5-14.5, IC 30-5-6-1, IC 30-5-8-2, IC 30-5-8-7, IC 30-5-8-8, IC 30-5-9-9, IC 30-5-10-3, IC 30-5-11-4, IC 30-5-11-4.5Verified Sep 18, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.
In Indiana, a will is signed before 2IC 29-1-5-2; IC 29-1-5-3Verified Sep 16, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyIC 29-1-5-2; IC 29-1-5-3Verified Sep 16, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Indiana: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Indiana runs $2,720Estimate: 10 hours at $272, Clio's Indiana Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,080Estimate: 15 hours at $272, Clio's Indiana Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $945Estimate: 3 hours at $315, Clio's Indiana Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,890Estimate: 6 hours at $315, Clio's Indiana Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
In Indiana, four years at a public university cost about $84,064NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 3, 2026View source and the cost of living is 7% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 3, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate, inheritance, or generation skipping tax. HEA 1001 (2013) (P.L.205-2013) repealed all three, eff. Jan. 1, 2013 (inheritance tax repeal applies to deaths after Dec. 31, 2012) — IC 6-4.1-12-0.5; IC 6-4.1-11 (estate tax) and IC 6-4.1-11.5 (GST) repealed; Ind. DOR Departmental Notice #44 (Sept. 2023)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Indiana costs an estimated $24,871IC 29-1-10-13 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.8%IC 29-1-10-13 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.8%IC 29-1-10-13 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate. Estates under $100,000IC 29-1-8-1Verified Sep 8, 2026View source can use a small-estate procedure instead.
Probate in Indiana takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.8%IC 29-1-10-13 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.8%IC 29-1-10-13 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.
Indiana automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceIC 29-1-5-8; IC 30-4-2-15; IC 32-17-14-23; IC 32-17-14-2(c); IC 32-17-14-2.5Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
59 elder law firms in Indiana, by county and firm type.
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FirmSullivan, IN
Sullivan firm run by Jeff and Jennifer Hawkins, both Trust & Estate Specialty Board Certified Indiana Trust & Estate Lawyers, serving Sullivan County and west-central Indiana. Handles management of deceased people's estates and guardianships, along with wills, trusts, elder law, and nursing-home Medicaid applications.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
Solo PracticeConnersville, IN
Connersville firm serving Fayette County families through informal non-probate administration, court-supervised and unsupervised formal probate, and trust administration after a death. Attorney Jamie Harvey concentrates on elder-law-adjacent estate matters, including guardianships and Medicaid/asset-protection questions that arise when settling an older decedent's estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmNew Castle, IN
New Castle's oldest law firm (established 1911), handling Henry County wills and probate: preparing wills and lifetime directives, and all estate proceedings including probate of wills. Gregory L. Crider, a Certified Estate Planning & Administration Specialist, and Sebastion G. Crider cover estate and trust administration, guardianships, and long-term-care/Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
FirmScottsburg, IN
Scottsburg firm serving Scott County with estate and trust administration and Indiana probate, including assistance to out-of-state family members settling a local decedent's estate. Attorney Tinisha Bowles-Densford handles estate planning and probate; the firm also covers elder and disability law, including preserving Medicaid eligibility without depleting the estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
FirmNoblesville, IN
Noblesville firm serving Hamilton County and greater Indianapolis since 1975, administering estates and guiding personal representatives through probate whether or not the firm drafted the will and whether or not the decedent left one. Estate administration sits alongside guardianship and long-term-care/Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
FirmFishers, IN
Fishers firm practicing exclusively in estate and elder law, with a post-death administration practice covering probate, estate, and trust administration for Hamilton County families and clients statewide via offices in Fishers, Franklin, Rockville, and Wabash. The firm frames its work around closing a loved one's estate and probate-avoidance administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmEvansville, IN
Evansville firm practicing since 1952, administering wills and trusts across Vanderburgh, Gibson, Posey, and Warrick counties. Handles the full arc of estate and trust administration: inventory and valuation of assets, selling or partitioning real property, paying debts, distributing inheritances, filing tax returns, and filing reports with the probate court and the State of Indiana.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
Solo PracticeAngola, IN
Brian W. Kaiser's Angola firm serves Steuben, LaGrange, DeKalb, and Noble counties in northeast Indiana (plus northwest Ohio). Handles probate of estates large and small — sorting probate from non-probate assets, settling debts, and transferring assets — plus small estate affidavits, simplified probate procedures, wills, trusts, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
Solo PracticeShelbyville, IN
Jason L. Karmire's Shelbyville firm practises throughout Indiana and primarily serves Shelby, Bartholomew, Hancock, Rush, Decatur, Brown, Johnson, Marion, Fayette, and Franklin counties. Concentrates on probate — collecting assets, liquidating liabilities, paying taxes, and distributing property — alongside elder law and estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder Law
Solo PracticeSouth Bend, IN
Mary L. Kohn's South Bend firm serves St. Joseph and Elkhart counties in the Michiana area. Probate work includes property appraisal and sale, locating missing heirs, obtaining account balances, and establishing estate debt-payment plans, with in-home consultations for clients unable to travel.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts
FirmVincennes, IN
Vincennes firm serving Knox County and southern Indiana, established in 1997 by Bruce Kirchoff and Bryan Jewel. Guides executors, personal representatives and trustees through Indiana probate, trust administration and estate settlement, and represents clients in will, trust and fiduciary-duty disputes. Current partners are Bryan A. Jewel, Cole L. Kirchoff and Patrick V. Toole.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
FirmSeymour, IN
Seymour firm serving Jackson County estate and probate clients from its office at 218 West Second Street. Guides personal representatives through Indiana probate — identifying and valuing assets, notifying creditors and beneficiaries, paying debts and taxes, and distributing to beneficiaries — alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
FirmBloomington, IN
Bloomington firm led by Lance D. Like, a board-certified Indiana estate planning and administration specialist, serving Monroe and surrounding counties (Morgan, Marion, Johnson, Lawrence, Orange, Brown, Greene, Owen). Handles probating wills, estate administration, and trust administration, including federal and Indiana inheritance-tax return preparation and post-death tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
Solo PracticeAnderson, IN
Anderson firm at 940 Meridian Street led by John Longnaker III, a Certified Elder Law Attorney, serving Madison County and central Indiana. Handles probate estate administration, small estate affidavits, family settlements and real estate transfer affidavits, plus trust administration, guardianships and Medicaid planning; takes only Indiana matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
Solo PracticeAnderson, IN
Anderson solo practice of Mark A. Bennett (in practice since 1982) at 1106 Meridian, practicing statewide. Handles post-death estate settlement: supervised and unsupervised probate — opening, inventory, administration, sale of assets, payment of claims, accounting, and closing — plus small-estate-affidavit and non-probate transfers, and post-death trust settlement.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
FirmNew Albany, IN
New Albany firm guiding families through probate in Floyd County and neighboring Southern Indiana counties (Clark, Harrison, Scott, Jefferson, Washington). Handles estate administration — filing the will, valuing assets, paying debts and taxes, distributing to beneficiaries — and will contests based on undue influence, lack of capacity, or fraud.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
Solo PracticeWinchester, IN
Randolph County firm with offices in Winchester and Muncie serving east-central Indiana. Attorney Leslie M. Mathewson handles estate administration, guardianships, and elder-law matters alongside estate planning. She is a Certified Guardian Ad Litem and a registered Domestic Relations Mediator.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianship
FirmKokomo, IN
Kokomo firm handling Howard County estate work, including probate estate administration, small-estate administration, and surviving-spouse administration. Attorneys James B. McIntyre and Kevin W. O'Keefe also handle trust administration, estate planning, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
FirmLawrenceburg, IN
Dearborn County firm founded in 2016 by siblings Alan Miller and Adrienne Flannery, serving Lawrenceburg and southeast Indiana. The practice guides executors and families through estate and probate administration and Medicaid planning, plus wills, trusts, and business-succession planning. Attorney Flannery focuses on estate and long-term-care planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 6 more
FirmSeymour, IN
Century-old Seymour firm serving Jackson County and southern Indiana from a single office. Attorney Greg S. Morin handles estate administration and trusts alongside estate planning, and the firm's elder-law practice covers Medicaid and long-term-care planning, incapacity planning, and guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more