Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 633.418 (2026)

Form and verification of claims — general requirements

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No claim shall be allowed against an estate on application of the claimant unless it shall be in writing, filed with the clerk, stating the claimant’s name and address and, if available, telephone number and electronic mail address, describing the nature and the amount thereof, if ascertainable, and accompanied by the affidavit of the claimant, or someone for the claimant, that the amount is justly due, or if not yet due, when it will or may become due, that no payments have been made thereon which are not credited, and that there are no offsets to the same, to the knowledge of the affiant, except as therein stated. If the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency shall also be stated. [C51, §1359; R60, §2391; C73, §2408; C97, §3338; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11957, 11958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.53, 635.54; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.418] 2018 Acts, ch 1027, §6, 10; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §33, 43

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2003 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Falck, 672 N.W.2d 785 (Iowa 2003).
In Re the Est. of Falck, 672 N.W.2d 785 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 6× “A voidable judgment is not subject to a collateral attack.”
Knight v. Anderson, 292 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 12× “Whether the court erred in overruling the estate’s motion to dismiss based on the claimants’ failure to comply with the provisions of sections 633.418 and 633.410, The Code; 2.”
Matter of Est. of Entler, 398 N.W.2d 848 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 8× “When the parties appeared at that hearing, the executor raised the matter of whether the claim could be allowed if it was not sworn as required by Iowa Code section 633.418 (1985). The court directed that briefs be filed on the issue.”
Pariseau v. First Nat'l Bank of Council Bluffs, 443 N.W.2d 711 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “” Based upon that section, the district court dismissed Genevieve’s claim in probate, which was entitled against the estate only.”
Wolder v. Rahm, 249 N.W.2d 630 (Iowa 1977). “410 and § 633.418, The Code. This method invokes the provisions of § 633.”
Pierce v. Schlatter, 444 N.W.2d 502 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code §§ 633.418 , 633.424, 633.-447.”
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