§ 12-30-5-1

If an individual who:(1) is being supported at public expense in a county home; or(2) has died while a resident of a county home;is found to have an estate of any kind that is not needed for the support, in whole or in part, of the husband, wife, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of the individual, the amount of expense incurred by the county for the treatment and maintenance of the individual shall be charged against the individual's estate, both during the individual's lifetime and after the individual's death.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-5-1.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.