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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.229

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
633.229 Petition for administration of an intestate estate.
The petition for administration of an intestate estate shall contain the following:
1. The name, domicile and date of death of the decedent.
2. If the decedent was domiciled outside the state at the time of the decedent’s death, a statement that the decedent had property within the county in which the petition is filed, or any other basis for jurisdiction in such county.
3. The name and address of the surviving spouse, if any, and the name and address of each heir so far as known to the petitioner.
4. The estimated value of the personal property of the estate plus the estimated gross annual income of the estate during the period of administration.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.229]