Iowa Code 633.444 – Applicability of rules of civil procedure
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.444
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
633.444 Applicability of rules of civil procedure.
The personal representative shall file a pre-answer motion or answer to a claim within twenty days from the filing of the request for hearing on the claim in the same manner as though the claim were a petition filed in an ordinary action, and thereafter, all provisions of law and rules of civil procedure applicable to motions, pleadings and the trial of ordinary actions shall apply; provided, however, that a restatement of such claim shall not be barred by the provisions of § 633.410.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.444]
2021 Acts, ch 23, §5
Referred to in §633.417, 633.432, 633.666
The personal representative shall file a pre-answer motion or answer to a claim within twenty days from the filing of the request for hearing on the claim in the same manner as though the claim were a petition filed in an ordinary action, and thereafter, all provisions of law and rules of civil procedure applicable to motions, pleadings and the trial of ordinary actions shall apply; provided, however, that a restatement of such claim shall not be barred by the provisions of § 633.410.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.444]
2021 Acts, ch 23, §5
Referred to in §633.417, 633.432, 633.666