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Iowa Code § 633.288 (2026)
Delivery by clerk during lifetime of testator
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During the lifetime of the testator, such will shall be delivered only to the testator, or to some person authorized by the testator by an order in writing duly acknowledged. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.288] Referred to in §633.287, 633.645
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Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of Karen J. Myers, Rex A. Picken, 825 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012).
In the Matter of the Est. of Karen J. Myers, Rex A. Picken, 825 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012). “The assignees understandably argue Sieh should be read broadly to sweep into section 633.288 property within the decedent’s control at the time of her death, such as the POD assets at issue here.”
In the Matter of the Guardianship & Conservatoship of Vernon D. Radda, 955 N.W.2d 203 (Iowa 2021). “§§ 633.288 (requirement that during the testator’s life, only the testator or “some person authorized by the testator by an order in writing duly acknowledged” may have access to the will), .”
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