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Iowa Code § 633.221 (2026)

Biological child — inherit from mother

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Unless the child has been adopted, a biological child shall inherit from the child’s biological mother, and she from the child. [C51, §1415; R60, §2441; C73, §2465; C97, §3384; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12030; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.45; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.221] 94 Acts, ch 1046, §27 Referred to in §633.3, 633.210\n\nTue Dec 09 21:59:21 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 633 (154, 4) 49 PROBATE CODE, §633.225

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Pamela J. Mohr v. Jonathon Langerman, No. 13-1422, 2014 WL 5243364 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2014).
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Pamela J. Mohr v. Jonathon Langerman, No. 13-1422, 2014 WL 5243364 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2014). “It provides that the word “child,” when used in the probate code, “includes an adopted child but does not include a grandchild or other more remote descendants, nor, except as provided in sections 633.221 [inheritance by a biological child from a mother] and 633.”
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