Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 12-20-11-5(b), a township trustee who, as administrator of township assistance, furnishes township assistance, may file a claim against the estate of a township assistance recipient who:
(1) dies, leaving an estate; and
(2) is not survived by:
(A) a spouse;
(B) an adult dependent with a disability; or
(C) a dependent child less than eighteen (18) years of age;
for the value of township assistance given the recipient before the recipient's death.
(b) For purposes of this section, the estate of a township assistance recipient includes any money or other personal property in the possession of a coroner under IC 36-2-14-11.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-7-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.71; P.L.73-2005, SEC.149; P.L.99-2007, SEC.99.