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AGENDA
(With focus geared toward wrongful death situations)
8:15 A.M. Registration for In-Person Participants
8:30 A.M. Coffee and Conversation with the Probate Court Judges
for In-Person Participants A unique opportunity for in-person participants and faculty to engage
in casual conversation with Judge Certo (Marion County),
Judge Persin (Tippecanoe County), Judge Stuard (Hendricks County),
and Magistrate Glasser (Marion County)
8:45 A.M. Login Time Opens for Webcast Participants
8:55 A.M. Welcome and Introduction
Hon. David J. Certo, Program Chair
9:00 A.M. Probate Requirements and Best Practices
Jeffrey S. Dible, Ashley A. Butz
- Steps necessary to enforce claims against estate and
non-probate assets
- Sample pleadings for opening a wrongful death estate
- Sample pleadings for seeking Court’s approval of a settlement
- When to seek approval to hire Counsel for the estate
- When to get fee contracts ratified
Comprehensive Materials for this section will include:
- Flow chart – determining need for Indiana estate administration
- Procedure flow chart for Indiana unsupervised estate administration
- Checklist of pleadings required for Indiana decedents’ estates
(emphasis on Marion County)
- Flow chart for enforcing creditor claims against deceased defendants
- Petition (sample form) for appointment of special administrator for
sole purpose of pursuing wrongful death claim
- Oath (sample form) of proposed special administrator for pursuit of
wrongful death claim
- Consent and waiver (sample form) to be signed by person entitled to
share in wrongful death damages, to consent to appointment of
special administrator
- Proposed order (sample form) appointing special administrator to pursue
wrongful death claim
- Petition (sample form) for approval by probate court of wrongful death
settlement and for division and payout of net settlement proceeds
- Consent and waiver (sample form) to be signed by person entitled to
share in wrongful death damages, to consent to probate court’s
approval of settlement
- Proposed Order (sample form) for probate court’s approval of wrongful
death settlement and payout of net settlement proceeds
- “Cheat sheet” containing text of RPC Rule 1.5 and citations to Indiana
cases on court approval of contingent fee agreements in two settings
- Motion (sample form) for probate court’s approval of special
administrator’s engagement / employment of attorney to handle
wrongful death claim and to approve contingent fee arrangement
10:30 A.M. Coffee Break
10:45 A.M. Getting Your Case Settled and Proceeds Distributed
Lee C. Christie, Jeffrey D. Hawkins
11:35 A.M. Tips for Getting Your Filings Approved by the Court
Hon. Sean M. Persin
12:15 P.M. Adjourn – Thank You for Attending!
To receive CLE credit for an ICLEF On-Demand or a LIVE WEBCAST seminar, you must watch the program in its entirety. ICLEF is unable to award partial CLE credit for viewing ICLEF On-Demand or LIVE WEBCAST seminars. You will have 30 days from the date-of-purchase to complete your ICLEF distance learning seminar. If you are unable to complete the LIVE WEBCAST seminar on the scheduled date of the seminar, ICLEF will place a copy of the ON DEMAND version of the program in your ICLEF Online Account three (3) to five (5) business days after the LIVE WEBCAST concludes. Please call or email ICLEF should you have further questions (317) 637-9102 or iclef@iclef.org
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