Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana

right to property

My biological father passed recently with no will. He told his nephew to find me and that I was to have his possessions. He was not married and had no other children. He has a truck and fifth wheel with ''open'' titles. How do I go about claiming anything that was his. I need to do this quickly before the other members finish ''stealing'' his things.


Asked on 4/23/07, 4:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
C. David DuMond Law Offices of David DuMond

Re: right to property

You need to take the titles to the licensed vehicles to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and apply for a transfer of title. The BMV has its own forms. You should also prepare a survivor affidavit: see http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title29/ar1/ch8.html. I assume the estate assets are worth less than $50,000, so you will not need to open an estate. If the net assets exceed that amount, you will need to open an estate. Here is the web site for the BMV:

http://www.in.gov/bmv/ Good luck.

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Answered on 4/23/07, 4:58 pm


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