Iowa Code 635.1 – When applicable
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 635.1
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- 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
635.1 When applicable.
When the gross value of the probate assets of a decedent subject to the jurisdiction of this state does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, and upon a petition as provided in section 635.2 of an authorized petitioner in accordance with sections 633.227 and
633.228, or § 633.290, subsection 1, paragraph “”a”” or “”b””, the clerk shall issue letters
of appointment for administration to the proposed personal representative named in the petition, if qualified to serve pursuant to § 633.63 or upon court order pursuant to § 633.64. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 633 apply to an estate administered pursuant to this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §635.1; 81 Acts, ch 199, §1; 82 Acts, ch 1204, §1 – 4]
89 Acts, ch 25, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §21, 28; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §34; 2013 Acts, ch 33, §8,
9; 2018 Acts, ch 1140, §2, 7, 10
Referred to in §635.2, 635.7, 635.8
2018 amendment takes effect July 1, 2020, and applies to estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2020; 2018 Acts, ch 1140, §7, 10
When the gross value of the probate assets of a decedent subject to the jurisdiction of this state does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, and upon a petition as provided in section 635.2 of an authorized petitioner in accordance with sections 633.227 and
633.228, or § 633.290, subsection 1, paragraph “”a”” or “”b””, the clerk shall issue letters
of appointment for administration to the proposed personal representative named in the petition, if qualified to serve pursuant to § 633.63 or upon court order pursuant to § 633.64. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 633 apply to an estate administered pursuant to this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §635.1; 81 Acts, ch 199, §1; 82 Acts, ch 1204, §1 – 4]
89 Acts, ch 25, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §21, 28; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §34; 2013 Acts, ch 33, §8,
9; 2018 Acts, ch 1140, §2, 7, 10
Referred to in §635.2, 635.7, 635.8
2018 amendment takes effect July 1, 2020, and applies to estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2020; 2018 Acts, ch 1140, §7, 10