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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.496

  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
633.496 Foreign probated wills.
A will probated in any other state or country shall be admitted to probate in this state upon the production of a copy of the will and of the original record of probate. The will and record of probate must be authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the court in which the will was probated, or, if there is no clerk, then by the certificate of the judge of the court, and by the seal of office of that officer if the officer or office has a seal.
[C51, §1296; R60, §2328; C73, §2351; C97, §3294; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11877; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, §633.33; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.496]
2023 Acts, ch 66, §145
Section amended