name = "Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Indiana (FY2025)"
description = "Indiana's LSC-funded civil legal aid capacity from the LSC Basic Field grant directory, with each figure's status labeled so a consuming agent can weight it correctly: the measured LSC records (provider count, awarded grant dollars, service-area types, and the Census-based poverty population LSC allocates by); one computed figure — LSC funding per person in poverty — a transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes, with its formula disclosed; and the interpretive boundary (what this funding/capacity surface is, and is not). Source: LSC Basic Field grant directory. CC0."
license = "CC0-1.0"
jsonld = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in.jsonld"

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/lsc-funding"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "1 LSC-funded civil legal aid providers received $9,740,626 in Indiana (FY2025)"
text = "The LSC Basic Field grant directory records 1 LSC-funded civil legal aid grantees in Indiana for fiscal year 2025, awarded $9,740,626 in total. A re-tally of published LSC grant awards."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/poverty-population"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "821,400 people in poverty live in the LSC service areas covering Indiana (FY2025)"
text = "The poverty population in the LSC Basic Field service areas covering Indiana is 821,400, the figure LSC uses to allocate Basic Field grants. A Census/ACS-based poverty count summed across the state's service areas."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory — poverty population (U.S. Census/ACS)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "Re-tally of LSC's published service-area poverty figures (occurred=true), from a named authority — BUT the underlying poverty count is a U.S. Census/ACS SURVEY ESTIMATE with sampling error, not a hard census enumeration. Superseded with each LSC grant cycle / ACS vintage."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/service-area-types"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "LSC grant counts by service-area type in Indiana (FY2025): Agricultural Worker 1, Basic Field 1"
text = "Counts of the 1 LSC grants by LSC service-area type: Agricultural Worker 1, Basic Field 1. A count of grants per LSC-defined service-area category."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/funding-per-poverty-person"
warrant = "DERIVED"
name = "LSC civil legal aid funding is $11.86 per person in poverty in Indiana (FY2025) — a derived ratio"
text = "Dividing the $9,740,626 in LSC Basic Field funding for service areas with a reported poverty population by the 821,400 people in poverty there yields $11.86 of LSC civil legal aid funding per person in poverty in Indiana. A transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes."
source = "Justice Atlas — derived ratio (LSC allocation ÷ service-area poverty population, over the same set of grants)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a constructed ratio, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's calculation, not an LSC/Census figure). Reproduce it: $9,740,626 ÷ 821,400 = $11.86. Falsified if either input is wrong; it counts ONLY LSC Basic Field funding for grants with a reported poverty figure, not total civil legal aid spending, so it understates total per-capita legal aid."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "What this legal-aid surface is — and is NOT — for Indiana (the epistemic boundary)"
text = "Every figure above describes LSC Basic Field grant CAPACITY and FUNDING for Indiana (FY2025). It is NOT all civil legal aid (LSC funds only part of the field; it excludes non-LSC legal aid, pro bono, and self-help), NOT a measure of cases handled, outcomes, or unmet need, and NOT a statement of whether you personally qualify for legal aid. For eligibility and help, use LawHelp.org / your local LSC grantee; for the full justice gap, see LSC's Justice Gap research."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the LSC facts above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not an LSC verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The figures above are LSC records plus one disclosed derived ratio; the four-status labels each, and this is the only interpretation."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-defamation-libel-slander"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4, the civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) in Indiana is 2 years. Note: Single-publication rule applies.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-4/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-medical-malpractice"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice (Ind. Code § 34-18-7-1)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-18-7-1, the civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Indiana is 2 years. Note: Minor under age 6 has until 8th birthday.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-18/chapter-7/section-34-18-7-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-personal-injury"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for personal injury (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4, the civil statute of limitations for personal injury in Indiana is 2 years. Note: Standard tolling for minors and incompetents.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-4/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-product-liability"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years (10-year repose) civil statute of limitations for product liability (Ind. Code § 34-20-3-1)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-20-3-1, the civil statute of limitations for product liability in Indiana is 2 years (10-year repose). Note: an outer statute of repose of 10 year(s) may also bar the claim; If accrual between years 8-10 plaintiff has 2 more years.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-20/chapter-3/section-34-20-3-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-property-damage"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for property damage (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4, the civil statute of limitations for property damage in Indiana is 2 years. Note: Real-property damage uses 6-year period under § 34-11-2-7.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-4/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-wrongful-death"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for wrongful death (Ind. Code § 34-23-1-1)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-23-1-1, the civil statute of limitations for wrongful death in Indiana is 2 years. Note: Strictly construed; child wrongful death has separate provisions.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-23/chapter-1/section-34-23-1-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-contract-oral"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract oral (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-7)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-7, the civil statute of limitations for contract oral in Indiana is 6 years. Note: Standard tolling for minors and incompetents.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-7/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-fraud"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for fraud (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-7)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-7, the civil statute of limitations for fraud in Indiana is 6 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Fraudulent concealment tolls under § 34-11-5-1.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-7/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-contract-written"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Indiana sets a 10 years civil statute of limitations for contract written (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-11)"
text = "Under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-11, the civil statute of limitations for contract written in Indiana is 10 years. Note: Sale-of-goods under UCC 2-725 is 4 years.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-34/article-11/chapter-2/section-34-11-2-11/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/in/sol-boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "Why these statute-of-limitations periods are NOT your deadline (the L5 boundary)"
text = "The periods above are the statutes Indiana has on the books. They do NOT tell you YOUR deadline. When a claim \"accrues\" (starts the clock), whether the discovery rule, tolling, a minor/incapacity, or a statute of repose changes it, and which cause of action even applies, are fact-specific legal determinations. A missed deadline can permanently bar a claim. This atlas informs and routes — it is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. If you may have a claim, consult an attorney in Indiana immediately; for free civil legal aid see this state's legal-aid page."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the statutes above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing/legal boundary, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a court's ruling on any case) — the lowest-warrant claim. The period+citation claims above are recorded statutes (verifiable at the cited code); this boundary is the only interpretation on the SOL data."

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC-funded providers (distinct organizations)"
value = 1
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC service-area grants"
value = 2
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Total LSC allocation (USD)"
value = 9740626
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Poverty population in service areas"
value = 821400
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (U.S. Census/ACS)"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC funding per person in poverty (USD)"
value = 11.858565863160457
warrant = "DERIVED"
source = "Justice Atlas — allocation ÷ poverty population"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Fiscal year"
value = 2025
warrant = "—"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
grant_count = 1

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
grant_count = 1

[[providers]]
organization = "Indiana Legal Services, Inc."
service_area = "IN-5"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 9535954
poverty_population = 804141

[[providers]]
organization = "Indiana Legal Services, Inc."
service_area = "MIN"
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
allocation_usd = 204672
poverty_population = 17259
