Iowa Code 633.243 – Filing elections
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.243
- 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.
- 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.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
633.243 Filing elections.
The filing of the elective share and the election to receive a life estate in the homestead shall be filed in the office of the clerk in which the decedent‘s estate is being administered and served on the trustee of the revocable trust. The court where the election is filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters regarding elections under this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12010; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.25; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.243]
2005 Acts, ch 38, §19
Referred to in §633.236, 633.237
The filing of the elective share and the election to receive a life estate in the homestead shall be filed in the office of the clerk in which the decedent‘s estate is being administered and served on the trustee of the revocable trust. The court where the election is filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters regarding elections under this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12010; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.25; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.243]
2005 Acts, ch 38, §19
Referred to in §633.236, 633.237