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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.236

  • 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
633.236 Right of elective share of surviving spouse.
When a married person domiciled in Iowa at the time of death dies, the surviving spouse shall have the right to take an elective share under the provisions of sections 633.237 through
633.246. If the surviving spouse has a conservator, the court may authorize or direct the conservator to elect the share as the court deems appropriate under the circumstances.
[C51, §1407; R60, §2435; C73, §2452; C97, §3376; S13, §3376; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12006,
12010; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.21, 636.25; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.236]
88 Acts, ch 1064, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §12
Referred to in §633.237, 633.245, 633.246, 633.247, 633.264, 633.642
Effect on medical assistance eligibility, see §249A.3(11) and 633.246A