Iowa Code 633.241 – Time for election to receive life estate in homestead
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.241
- 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
- Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
633.241 Time for election to receive life estate in homestead.
If the surviving spouse does not make an election to receive the life estate in the homestead and file it with the clerk within four months from the date of service of notice under section
633.237, it shall be conclusively presumed that the surviving spouse waives the right to make the election. The court on application may, prior to the expiration of the period of four months, for cause shown, enter an order extending the time for making the election.
[C97, §3377; S13, §3377; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.28; C66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.241]
84 Acts, ch 1080, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §16, 39
Referred to in §633.236, 633.237
If the surviving spouse does not make an election to receive the life estate in the homestead and file it with the clerk within four months from the date of service of notice under section
633.237, it shall be conclusively presumed that the surviving spouse waives the right to make the election. The court on application may, prior to the expiration of the period of four months, for cause shown, enter an order extending the time for making the election.
[C97, §3377; S13, §3377; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.28; C66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.241]
84 Acts, ch 1080, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §16, 39
Referred to in §633.236, 633.237