Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 633.355 (2026)

Delivery of specific devise after twelve months

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Unless the court, for cause shown, determines that the possession of the personal representative shall continue for a longer period, the personal representative shall deliver all specifically devised property to the devisees entitled thereto after the expiration of twelve months from the date of appointment of the personal representative. This section shall not preclude the court from directing that such delivery be made before such period has expired, nor shall the personal representative be prevented from delivering such property at an earlier time. [C51, §1381 – 1383; R60, §2413 – 2415; C73, §2429 – 2431; C97, §3355 – 3357; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11978 – 11980; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.73 – 635.75; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.355] 2012 Acts, ch 1123, §8

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Matter of Est. of Franzkowiak, 290 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1980).
Matter of Est. of Franzkowiak, 290 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1980). “See § 633.355, The Code. The executor’s motion for clarification of jurisdiction is overruled as moot.”
Sergeant v. S & V Trust (In re Vorhes), 569 B.R. 767 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2017). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 633.355 . S & V argues LSB’s failure to comply with § 633.”
Harold Youngblut v. Leonard Youngblut (Iowa 2020). “§ 633.355. Allowing a separate, subsequent challenge to the will’s plan of distribution based on a theory of tortious interference could defeat this purpose.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Dorothy L. Bastian (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). “§ 633.355, with id. §§ 633.410–.468. Beyond that, the “[i]nterests of beneficiaries vest upon the death of [a] decedent.”
Elias v. Firstar Bank of Council Bluffs Ex Rel. Faust, 503 N.W.2d 417 (Iowa 1993). · cites it 2× “A further exception is provided in Iowa Code section 633.355, which requires the personal representative to deliver specifically devised or bequeathed property to the distributee within nine months of appointment unless otherwise ordered by the court.”
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