Ind. Code § 30-4-2-2 – Acceptance by trustee

(a) This section applies to the acceptance of a trust by a person named as trustee.
(b) The appearance of the named person's signature on the writing which is the evidence of the trust or on a separate written acceptance will be conclusive that the named person accepted the trust.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), if the named person exercises powers or performs duties under the trust, the named person will be presumed to have accepted the trust.
(d) The named person may reject the trust in writing and, if the named person does so, will incur no liability. If, after being informed that the named person has been named as trustee, the named person neither expressly accepts the trust nor exercises powers or performs duties under the trust within a reasonable time, the named person will be presumed to have rejected the trust.
(e) If there is an immediate risk of damage to the trust estate, the named person may act to preserve the trust estate and will not be presumed to have accepted the trust, provided the named person delivers a written rejection to the settlor at or within a reasonable time after the named person acts, or, if the settlor is dead, to the beneficiary or the court having jurisdiction over the administration of the trust estate.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.416, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.238-2005, SEC.23.