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Terms Used In Iowa Code 626.88

  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
626.88 Real estate of deceased judgment debtor.
When a judgment has been obtained against a decedent in the decedent’s lifetime, the plaintiff may file a petition in the office of the clerk of the court where the judgment is rendered, against the executor, the heirs, and devisees of real estate, if such there be, setting forth the facts, and that there is real estate of the deceased, describing its location and extent, and praying the court to award execution against the same.
[C51, §1918; R60, §3323; C73, §3092; C97, §4036; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11736; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.88]