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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.268

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
633.268 Presumption attending devise to spouse.
Where the testator‘s spouse is named as a devisee in a will, it shall be presumed, unless the intent is clear and explicit to the contrary, and except as provided in § 633.272, that such devise is in lieu of the intestate share and homestead rights of the surviving spouse.
[C97, §3270; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11847; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79,
81, §633.268]