IN Bar Specific Law 3

Question 1

Under Indiana's 'one-pot' theory of marital property, which assets are subject to division at dissolution?

Accepted Answer

All property owned by either spouse, including premarital and inherited assets

Answer

Indiana places all property of either spouse, however and whenever acquired, into one divisible pot.

Question 2

In Indiana, adverse possession requires possession that is open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous for how many years?

Accepted Answer

Ten years

Answer

Indiana's adverse possession period is ten years, and the claimant must also generally pay property taxes on the land.

Question 3

Under Indiana's Dead Man's Statute, a surviving party is generally incompetent to testify about what?

Accepted Answer

Matters against an estate concerning transactions with the decedent

Answer

Indiana's Dead Man's Statute bars an interested survivor from testifying about transactions with a decedent in claims against the estate.

Question 4

In Indiana, the small claims jurisdictional limit for most small claims courts is what amount?

Accepted Answer

$10,000

Answer

Indiana small claims dockets generally handle civil claims up to $10,000.

Question 5

Under Indiana criminal law, murder is punishable by a fixed term of imprisonment between 45 and 65 years, with an advisory sentence of how many years?

Accepted Answer

55 years

Answer

Indiana Code 35-50-2-3 sets the advisory sentence for murder at 55 years.

(IN Bar) Indiana Bar Exam Practice Test

(IN Bar) Indiana Bar Exam Practice Test

IN Bar Specific Law 3