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Iowa Code § 633.220 (2026)

Afterborn heirs — time of determining relationship

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Heirs of an intestate, conceived before but born after the intestate’s death, shall inherit as if they had been born in the lifetime of the intestate and had survived the intestate. With this exception, the intestate succession shall be determined by the relationships existing at the time of the death of the intestate. [C51, §1284, 1285; R60, §2316, 2317; C73, §2334, 2335; C97, §3279; S13, §3279; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.13; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.220] 2023 Acts, ch 66, §144 Referred to in §633.210

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2013 · leading case: Ankrom v. State, 152 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013).

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Ankrom v. State, 152 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013). “§ 29 — 1— 2-6 (2010); Iowa Code Ann. § 633.220 (1992); Kan. Stat.”

Beeler v. Astrue, 651 F.3d 954 (8th Cir. 2011). “Iowa Code § 633.220 . With one exception — heirs “begotten” before the intestate’s death — the statute limits intestate inheritance for afterborn heirs to those who had a “relationship” with the decedent at the time of his death.”

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