Action to quiet title of real estate exempt from sale on execution
Sec. 20. (a) A resident householder in Indiana who may claim real
estate owned by the householder exempt from sale on execution may
quiet the title to the real estate against any judgment or lien.
(b) The complaint in an action described in subsection (a) must
state the following:
(1) The ownership of the real estate.
(2) The existence of a judgment against the real estate.
(3) The right of the owner to claim the real estate exempt from
sale on execution.
(c) In an action described in subsection (a), the title to the real
estate may be quieted against a judgment whether the householder
has executed the judgment or has filed a schedule claiming an
exemption from sale on execution if the court finds that the owner's
interest, in value, of the real estate does not at the time of the hearing
exceed any mortgages, tax, or assessment on the real estate by more
than seven hundred dollars ($700).
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
Last modified: May 24, 2006