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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.227

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
633.227 Administration granted.
Where there is no will, administration shall be granted to any qualified person on the petition of:
1. The surviving spouse;
2. The heirs of the decedent;
3. Creditors of the decedent;
4. Other persons showing good grounds therefor.
[C51, §1311, 1312; R60, §2343, 2344; C73, §2354, 2355; C97, §3297; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39,
§11883; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.39; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.227]
Referred to in §635.1