# Ind. Code § 12-10-7-2: "Indigent adult" defined

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T12_A10_C7_S12-10-7-2

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 12-10-7-2
- **Heading:** "Indigent adult" defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 12 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-10-7-2

## Text

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "indigent adult" means an individual who:

(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) has no appropriate person to serve as guardian; and

(3) either:

(A) has an annual gross income of not more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal income poverty level as determined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget under 42 U.S.C. 9902; or

(B) demonstrates the inability to obtain privately provided guardianship services.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-17-5.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

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