The court orders the defendant to pay “damages”—or the plaintiff’s claimed losses—to the deceased person’s survivors or estate in successful wrongful death litigation. The sorts of damages paid in Iowa vary depending on the facts of the case, however, the court will calculate the amount based on a number of categories of losses, including: interest on funeral and burial expenses from the date of the person’s death to the date he or she would have died absent the wrongful act lost wages, benefits, and other earnings loss of the value of a deceased spouse’s, parent’s, or child’s services and support, and the deceased’s pain and suffering loss of companionship Iowa’s wrongful death provisions are outlined in Iowa law 613.15, 613.15A, and 633.336. When a wrongful act results in death, the damages recovered are disposed of as personal property belonging to the deceased’s estate; however, if the damages include damages for loss of services and support of a deceased spouse, parent, or child, the damages are apportioned by the court among the decedent’s surviving spouse, children, and parents in a manner that the court deems equitable consistent with the loss of services and support.