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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.331

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
633.331 Limitation of administration.
Probate of a will, original administration of an intestate estate, or ancillary administration
of an estate, shall not be granted after five years from the death of the decedent, whether the decedent died within or without this state, unless a petition for probate or administration is filed prior to the expiration of the five-year period.
[C51, §1325; R60, §2357; C73, §2367; C97, §3305; S13, §3305; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11891;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.331; 81 Acts, ch 196, §1; 82 Acts,
ch 1076, §1]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §343