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Iowa Code § 633.312 (2026)

Joinder of parties

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In all actions to contest or set aside a will, all known interested parties who have not joined with the contestants as plaintiffs in the action, shall be joined with proponents as defendants. When additional interested parties become known, the court shall order them brought in as party defendants. All such defendants shall be brought in by serving them with notice pursuant to the rules of civil procedure. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.312]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: Ritter v. Dagel, 156 N.W.2d 318 (Iowa 1968).
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Ritter v. Dagel, 156 N.W.2d 318 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 12× “" Section 633.312 is also important: "Joinder of parties.”
Huffey v. Lea, 491 N.W.2d 518 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 4× “22; Iowa Code § 633.312 . This view is supported by authority from other jurisdictions.”
Pariseau v. First Nat'l Bank of Council Bluffs, 443 N.W.2d 711 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 633.312 (1987). Also, on February 2, Genevieve filed a claim against the estate entitled “Genevieve Pariseau, claimant, vs.”
Gary Dean Janssen & Larry Dale Janssen v. The Sec. Nat'l Bank of Sioux City, as of the Est. of Richard D. Janssen, & Sheryl Ann Collins, Individually (Iowa 2024). · cites it 58× “Iowa Code § 633.312 . Rule 1.234(2) defines an indispensable party: A party is indispensable if the party’s interest is not severable, and the party’s absence will prevent the court from rendering any judgment between the parties before it; or if notwithstanding the party’s…”
In the Matter of the Est. of Robert Scott Darrah (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 633.312 . The statute’s only provided remedy is “the court shall order them brought in as party defendants.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Richard D. Janssen (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Our supreme court reversed the trial court’s order, holding that an indispensable party need not remain joined until final judgment to fulfill 4 the requirements of Iowa Code section 633.312 (2018) if that party has “affirmatively agree[d] to be dismissed” from the will contest.”
Harold Youngblut v. Leonard Youngblut (Iowa 2020). “§ 633.312. Furthermore, Iowa Code section 633.”
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