Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 633.227 (2026)

Administration granted

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Where there is no will, administration shall be granted to any qualified person on the petition of:

1. The surviving spouse;

2. The heirs of the decedent;

3. Creditors of the decedent;

4. Other persons showing good grounds therefor. [C51, §1311, 1312; R60, §2343, 2344; C73, §2354, 2355; C97, §3297; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11883; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.39; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.227] Referred to in §635.1 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2024 · leading case: Brubaker v. Est. of Delong, 700 N.W.2d 323 (Iowa 2005).

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Brubaker v. Est. of Delong, 700 N.W.2d 323 (Iowa 2005). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 633.227 . Brubaker offered no reason for this lengthy delay in serving the defendant.”

Gary L. Riedesel v. the Est. of Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Becky Furlong (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The court noted Becky had no obligation to notify Riedesel of the estate’s closure and that 4 there had been sufficient time for Riedesel to discover the estate was closed and have it reopened pursuant to Iowa Code section 633.227(3) (2015), which allows creditors to open an…”

In re Est. of White (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “2 of an authorized petitioner in accordance with sections 633.227 . . . the clerk shall issue letters of appointment for administration to the proposed personal representative named in the petition, if qualified to serve pursuant to section 633.”

Tyler v. Tyler, 206 N.W.2d 901 (Iowa 1973). · cites it 4× “Prior to the enactment of the present Probate Code by the 60th General Assembly in 1963, section 633.”

— Iowa Code § 633.227(3) — 1 case

Gary L. Riedesel v. the Est. of Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Lloyd W. Furlong, II, Becky Furlong (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “The court noted Becky had no obligation to notify Riedesel of the estate’s closure and that 4 there had been sufficient time for Riedesel to discover the estate was closed and have it reopened pursuant to Iowa Code section 633.227(3) (2015), which allows creditors to open an…”

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