The creditor claim period of 3 monthsIC 29-1-14-1, 29-1-7-7, 29-1-14-9, 29-1-14-10Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 9 monthsIC 29-1-14-1, 29-1-7-7, 29-1-14-9, 29-1-14-10Verified Sep 15, 2026View source after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.
Within 60 daysIC 29-1-12-1, IC 29-1-7.5-3.2Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
On the default unsupervised track the personal representative closes the estate by filing a verified closing statement under IC 29-1-7.5-4 — certifying creditor notice was published and given, the estate is fully administered and all assets distributed, and a copy of the statement plus a written account was sent to affected distributees; no hearing or court order is required, and the estate closes by operation of law three months laterIC 29-1-7.5-4 (unsupervised closing statement); IC 29-1-16-2, 29-1-16-5 (final account); IC 29-1-17-2, 29-1-17-13 (supervised final settlement, decree, and order of discharge)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
A person named as personal representative who will not serve renounces the appointment before anyone is appointed; the instrument is a written renunciation filed with the courtInd. Code § 29-1-10-2Verified Sep 23, 2026View source. A notary is not requiredInd. Code § 29-1-10-2Verified Sep 23, 2026View source.
No earlier than three months after the date of the first published notice to creditors under IC 29-1-7-7(b), and only if that first publication occurred more than three months before the date of the closing statementIC 29-1-7.5-4(a), 29-1-7.5-4(a)(1)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.