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Iowa Executor Bond Requirements
Iowa executor bond requirements under Iowa Code 633.169: when a personal representative must file a fiduciary bond, and how a will or court can waive it.
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Iowa Executor Duties
Iowa executor duties in order: get letters of appointment from the clerk of court, publish notice to creditors, file the 120-day inventory, and close it.
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Iowa Exempt Property
Iowa exempt property under Iowa Code 633.332: personal property exempt from execution in the decedent's hands stays exempt for the surviving spouse.
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Iowa Family Allowance
Iowa family allowance: a surviving spouse or dependent child can ask the District Court for support for the 12 months after death under Iowa Code 633.374.
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Iowa Guardianship and Conservatorship Planning
How Iowa guardianship and conservatorship work, and how a durable power of attorney and advance directives can keep an adult out of court under Chapter 633.
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Iowa Healthcare Directive
How an Iowa healthcare directive works: a living will declaration under Chapter 144A, a durable power of attorney for health care under Chapter 144B, and IPOST.
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Iowa Intestate Succession
Who inherits under Iowa intestate succession: the spouse takes everything when all children are the spouse's, otherwise shares the estate with a $50,000 floor.
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Iowa Pet Trusts
How an Iowa pet trust works under Iowa Code 633A.2105: set aside money for an animal's care, name a caregiver, trustee, and enforcer, and fund it fully.
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Iowa Power of Attorney
Iowa power of attorney rules under Chapter 633B: durable by default, notarized signing, hot powers that need an express grant, and how it ends at death.
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Iowa Probate Accounting
Iowa probate accounting for the personal representative: the 120-day report and inventory, interim reports, and the final report under Iowa Code 633.477.
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