Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 633.268 (2026)
Presumption attending devise to spouse
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Where the testator’s spouse is named as a devisee in a will, it shall be presumed, unless the intent is clear and explicit to the contrary, and except as provided in section 633.272, that such devise is in lieu of the intestate share and homestead rights of the surviving spouse. [C97, §3270; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11847; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.268]
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case, 1975–1975 · leading case: Fryer v. United States, 399 F. Supp. 564 (S.D. Iowa 1975).
Fryer v. United States, 399 F. Supp. 564 (S.D. Iowa 1975). “Contrariwise to the 1873 Code and consistent with the 1897 Code, Section 633.268 of the 1963 Code provides that a devise in the will is presumed to be in lieu of dower.”
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