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IA Code § 633.309 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.309 - Time within which action must be commenced.

633.309 Time within which action must be commenced.   An action to contest or set aside the probate of a will must be commenced in the court in which the will was admitted to probate within the later to occur of four months from the date of second publication of notice of admission of the will to probate or one month following the mailing of the notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, at such persons’ last known addresses.  [C51, §1659; R60, §1075, 1865, 2740; C73, §486, 2529; C97, §3447; S13, §2963-g, 3447; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11007; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §614.1(3); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.309]  84 Acts, ch 1080, §8; 89 Acts, ch 35, §5
IA Code § 633.310 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.310 - Objections prior to admission of will to probate.

633.310 Objections prior to admission of will to probate.   Nothing contained in this part shall prevent any interested person from filing objections to probate of a proposed will prior to admission of the will to probate. If such objections are filed prior to the admission of the will to probate, the will shall not be admitted to probate pending trial and determination as to whether or not the instrument is the last will of the decedent.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11833; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §632.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.310]  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §342  Section amended
IA Code § 633.311 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.311 - Contest or objection shall be tried as a law action.

633.311 Contest or objection shall be tried as a law action.   An action objecting to the probate of a proffered will, or to set aside a will, is triable in the probate court as an action at law, and the rules of civil procedure governing law actions, including demand for jury trial, shall be applicable thereto.  [C97, §3283; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11864; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.311]
IA Code § 633.312 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.312 - Joinder of parties.

633.312 Joinder of parties.   In all actions to contest or set aside a will, all known interested parties who have not joined with the contestants as plaintiffs in the action, shall be joined with proponents as defendants. When additional interested parties become known, the court shall order them brought in as party defendants. All such defendants shall be brought in by serving them with notice pursuant to the rules of civil procedure.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.312]
IA Code § 633.313 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.313 - Election of defendants to join with contestants.

633.313 Election of defendants to join with contestants.   Any person named as a defendant in an action to contest or set aside a will may, at time of appearance, or by leave of court at any time thereafter, elect to join with the contestants.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.313]
IA Code § 633.314 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.314 - Taxation of costs.

633.314 Taxation of costs.   The court shall tax the costs in an action to contest or set aside a will. No costs shall be taxed against a losing party who has been joined in the action but who does not appear.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.314]
IA Code § 633.315 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.315 - Allowance for defending will.

633.315 Allowance for defending will.   When any person is designated as executor in a will, or has been appointed as executor, and defends or prosecutes any proceedings in good faith and with just cause, whether successful or not, that person shall be allowed out of the estate necessary expenses and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees in such proceedings.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.315]
IA Code § 633.316 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.316 - Notice to devisees in other wills.

633.316 Notice to devisees in other wills.   If the ground of objection is that another will of the decedent has been discovered, each devisee named in such other will shall be joined in the action.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.316]
IA Code § 633.317 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.317 - Where will is filed after letters of administration have been granted.

633.317 Where will is filed after letters of administration have been granted.   If, after letters of administration have been granted, a will of the decedent is admitted to probate, such letters of administration are thereby revoked, and the person to whom such letters were issued shall promptly file a final report and make an accounting to the court.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.317]
IA Code § 633.318 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.318 - Where will is filed after letters testamentary have been granted.

633.318 Where will is filed after letters testamentary have been granted.   If, after a will has been admitted to probate, another instrument purporting to be the will of the decedent, which has not been previously presented for probate, is filed, the court shall determine whether or not the former grant of letters should be revoked pending determination of which instrument constitutes the will of the decedent.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.318]
IA Code § 633.319 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.319 - Proof of execution.

633.319 Proof of execution.   If the lack of the due execution of a will constitutes a ground for objection, proof of such execution shall not be made by affidavit as provided in section 633.295.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.319]
IA Code § 633.320 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.320 - Declaratory judgment to determine last will.

633.320 Declaratory judgment to determine last will.   The executor or any person named as a beneficiary in a will may bring an action for a declaratory judgment to have such will declared to be the last will of the decedent. In such action, all known interested persons, including heirs of the decedent and persons named as beneficiaries in said instrument and other known instruments purporting to be wills of the decedent, shall be joined as parties.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.320]
IA Code § 633.330 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.330 - Character of proceedings.

633.330 Character of proceedings.   The administration of the estate of a decedent from the filing of the petition for probate and admission or for administration until the order approving the final report and discharge of the last personal representative shall be considered as one proceeding for purposes of jurisdiction. Such entire proceeding is a proceeding in rem.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.330]  Referred to in §633.515, 635.7
IA Code § 633.331 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.331 - Limitation of administration.

633.331 Limitation of administration.   Probate of a will, original administration of an intestate estate, or ancillary administration of an estate, shall not be granted after five years from the death of the decedent, whether the decedent died within or without this state, unless a petition for probate or administration is filed prior to the expiration of the five-year period.  [C51, §1325; R60, §2357; C73, §2367; C97, §3305; S13, §3305; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.331; 81 Acts, ch 196, §1; 82 Acts, ch 1076, §1]  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §343  Section amended
IA Code § 633.332 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.332 - Exempt personal property.

633.332 Exempt personal property.   When the decedent left a surviving spouse, all personal property which in the hands of the decedent as head of a family would be exempt from execution, which is bequeathed or set aside to the surviving spouse in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be exempt in the hands of such surviving spouse as in the hands of the decedent.  [C51, §1329; R60, §2361; C73, §2371; C97, §3312; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11918; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.7; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.332]
IA Code § 633.333 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.333 - Proceeds of insurance.

633.333 Proceeds of insurance.   The avails of any life or accident insurance, or other sum of money made payable to the decedent’s estate by any mutual aid or benevolent society upon the death or disability of a member thereof, are not subject to the debts of the decedent, except by contract or by express provision in the will, and shall be disposed of like other property left by the decedent.  [C51, §1330; R60, §2362; C73, §1182, 2372; C97, §3313; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11919; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.8; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.333]  Referred to in §633.335
IA Code § 633.334 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.334 - Surviving spouse included as “heir”.

633.334 Surviving spouse included as “heir”.   The words “heirs” and “legal heirs”, and other equivalent words used to designate the beneficiaries in any life insurance policy or certificate of membership in any mutual aid or benevolent association, where no contrary intention is expressed in such instrument, shall be construed to include the surviving husband or wife of the insured.  [C97, §3313; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11921; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.10; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.334]  Referred to in §633.335
IA Code § 633.335 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.335 - Share of survivor.

633.335 Share of survivor.   The share of a survivor in the proceeds of a policy or certificate made payable as provided in sections 633.333 and 633.334 shall be the same as that provided by law for the distribution of the personal property of intestates.  [C97, §3313; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11922; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.335]  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §344  Section amended
IA Code § 633.336 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.336 - Damages for wrongful death.

633.336 Damages for wrongful death.   When a wrongful act produces death, damages recovered as a result of the wrongful act shall be disposed of as personal property belonging to the estate of the deceased; however, if the damages include damages for loss of services and support of a deceased spouse, parent, or child, the damages shall be apportioned by the court among the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the decedent in a manner as the court may deem equitable consistent with the loss of services and support sustained by the surviving spouse, children, and parents respectively. Any recovery by a parent for the death of a child shall be subordinate to the recovery, if any, of the spouse or a child of the decedent. If the decedent leaves a spouse, child, or parent, damages for wrongful death shall not be subject to debts and charges of the decedent’s estate, except for amounts to be paid to the department of human services for payments made for medical assistance pursuant to chapter 249A, paid on behalf of the decedent from the time of the injury which gives rise to the decedent’s death up until the date of the decedent’s death.  [R60, §4111; C73, §2526; C97, §3313; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11920; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.336]  89 Acts, ch 111, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 132, §2, 3
IA Code § 633.342 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.342 - Appointment of temporary administrator pending administration.

633.342 Appointment of temporary administrator pending administration.   1. When, from any cause, probate of a will or administration cannot be immediately granted, a temporary administrator may be appointed to collect, manage, preserve and dispose of the property of the deceased, as the court may prescribe, and no appeal from such appointment shall prevent the administrator’s proceeding in the discharge of the administrator’s duties.   2. Such temporary administrator shall make and file an inventory of the property of the deceased in the same manner as is required of personal representative, and shall preserve such property from injury, and may do all needful acts under the direction of the court, including the sale of property and the payment of claims as directed by the court. Upon the granting of administration, the powers of the temporary administrator shall cease, and the administration of the estate shall be transferred to the personal representative to whom letters are granted.  [C51, §1320 – 1324; R60, §2352 – 2356; C73, §2357 – 2361; C97, §3299, 3300; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11885, 11886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.41, 633.42; C66, §633.342, 633.343; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.342]
IA Code § 633.343 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.343 - Appointment of temporary administrator during administration.

633.343 Appointment of temporary administrator during administration.   At any time during the administration of an estate, the court, for good cause shown, may appoint a temporary administrator to carry out such orders of the court as may be necessary for the proper administration of such estate. No appeal from such appointment shall prevent the temporary administrator from proceeding in the discharge of the administrator’s duties.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.343]
IA Code § 633.348 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.348 - Right to retain existing property.

633.348 Right to retain existing property.   Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 633A, subchapter IV, part 3, of this chapter, any personal representative may continue to hold any investment or property originally received by the personal representative and also any increase thereof.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.348]  99 Acts, ch 125, §106, 109; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §55
IA Code § 633.349 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.349 - Security to sustain devise or bequest.

633.349 Security to sustain devise or bequest.   When a person by will makes such a disposition of the person’s property as to prejudice the rights of creditors, the will may be sustained, by giving security to the satisfaction of the court for the payment of the debts and charges to the extent of the value of the property devised.  [C51, §1339; R60, §2371; C73, §2384; C97, §3320; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11930; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.349]
IA Code § 633.350 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.350 - Title to decedent’s estate — when property passes — possession and control thereof — liability for administration expenses, debts, and family allowance.

633.350 Title to decedent’s estate — when property passes — possession and control thereof — liability for administration expenses, debts, and family allowance.   Except as otherwise provided in this probate code, when a person dies, the title to the person’s property, real and personal, passes to the person to whom it is devised by the person’s last will, or, in the absence of such disposition, to the persons who succeed to the estate as provided in this probate code, but all of the property shall be subject to the possession of the personal representative as provided in section 633.351 and to the control of the court for the purposes of administration, sale, or other disposition under the provisions of law, and such property, except homestead and other exempt property, shall be chargeable with the payment of debts and charges of the estate. There shall be no priority as between real and personal property, except as provided in this probate code or by the will of the decedent. If real property is titled at any time in a decedent’s estate, such property shall be treated as titled in the name of the personal representative of the estate.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.350]  2005 Acts, ch 38, §51; 2009 Acts, ch 52, §6, 14; 2012 Acts, ch 1123, §5
IA Code § 633.351 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.351 - Possession of real and personal property.

633.351 Possession of real and personal property.   During the period of administration, the personal representative shall take possession of the decedent’s real estate, except the homestead and other property exempt to the surviving spouse. Every personal representative shall take possession of all the personal property of the decedent, except the property exempt to the surviving spouse. The personal representative may maintain an action for the possession of such real and personal property or to determine the title to any property of the decedent. Until property is distributed, the personal representative shall take reasonable steps to safeguard such property, pay any expenses related to such property, and collect any income generated by such property. Unless otherwise provided by the decedent’s will, all such expenses shall be paid from the residuary estate and all such income shall be considered a part of the residuary estate.  [C51, §1327; R60, §2359; C73, §2402 – 2404, 2407; C97, §3333, 3334, 3337; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11952, 11953, 11956; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.48, 635.49, 635.52; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.351]  2012 Acts, ch 1123, §6  Referred to in §633.350
IA Code § 633.352 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.352 - Collection of rents and payment of taxes and charges.

633.352 Collection of rents and payment of taxes and charges.   Unless otherwise provided by the will, the provisions of chapter 637 that conflict with this subchapter VII, part 3, shall not apply to the allocation and distribution of estate income.  [C73, §2403 – 2405; C97, §3334, 3335; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11953, 11954; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.49, 635.50; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.352]  99 Acts, ch 124, §31; 2012 Acts, ch 1123, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §164; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
IA Code § 633.353 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.353 - Surrender of possession upon application by personal representative.

633.353 Surrender of possession upon application by personal representative.   Upon application by the personal representative, and after such notice, if any, as the court may prescribe, for good cause shown, the court may enter an order authorizing said personal representative to surrender any of such property to the person or persons who, under the will or under the rules of intestate succession, will ultimately be entitled to such property.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.353]
IA Code § 633.354 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.354 - Surrender of possession upon application by any interested person.

633.354 Surrender of possession upon application by any interested person.   Upon application of any interested person and after such notice to the personal representative and to such other persons, if any, as the court may prescribe, and for good cause shown, the court may enter an order authorizing said personal representative to surrender any of such property to the person or persons who, under the will or under the rules of intestate succession, will ultimately be entitled to such property. The court may require a bond or other security conditioned as it may determine in connection with the delivery of such property.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.354]
IA Code § 633.355 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.355 - Delivery of specific devise after twelve months.

633.355 Delivery of specific devise after twelve months.   Unless the court, for cause shown, determines that the possession of the personal representative shall continue for a longer period, the personal representative shall deliver all specifically devised property to the devisees entitled thereto after the expiration of twelve months from the date of appointment of the personal representative. This section shall not preclude the court from directing that such delivery be made before such period has expired, nor shall the personal representative be prevented from delivering such property at an earlier time.  [C51, §1381 – 1383; R60, §2413 – 2415; C73, §2429 – 2431; C97, §3355 – 3357; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11978 – 11980; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.73 – 635.75; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.355]  2012 Acts, ch 1123, §8
IA Code § 633.357 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE|Section 633.357 - Custodial independent retirement accounts.

633.357 Custodial independent retirement accounts.   1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   a. “Custodial independent retirement account” means an individual retirement account in accordance with section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or a Roth individual retirement account in accordance with section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code, the assets of which are not held in trust.   b. “Designator” means a person entitled to designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries of a custodial independent retirement account.   2. The assets of a custodial independent retirement account shall pass on or after the death of the designator of the custodial independent retirement account to the beneficiary or beneficiaries specified in the custodial independent retirement account agreement signed by the designator or designated by the designator in writing pursuant to the custodial independent retirement account agreement. Assets that pass to a beneficiary pursuant to this section shall not be considered part of the designator’s probate estate except to the extent that the designator’s estate is a beneficiary. The designation of a beneficiary shall not be considered testamentary and does not have to be witnessed.   3. This section applies to a custodial independent retirement account established and a beneficiary designation made prior to, on, or after July 1, 1999. This section shall be considered to be declarative of the law as the law existed immediately prior to July 1, 1999.   4. This section shall not be construed to imply that assets or benefits that are payable upon the death of a person to a beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in or pursuant to a written arrangement not described in this section, other than a will, are part of the person’s probate estate or that the arrangement is testamentary.  99 Acts, ch 56, §4