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Iowa Code § 633.420 (2026)

How claim entitled

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All claims filed against the estate shall be entitled in the name of the claimant against the personal representative as such, naming the estate, and in all further proceedings thereon that title shall be preserved. [C73, §2409; C97, §3339; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11960; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.56; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.420]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2003 · leading case: Pariseau v. First Nat'l Bank of Council Bluffs, 443 N.W.2d 711 (Iowa 1989).
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Pariseau v. First Nat'l Bank of Council Bluffs, 443 N.W.2d 711 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 4× “Regarding the executor’s other challenges to the petition, we find such contentions were either not properly presented before the district court or otherwise do not warrant dismissal of the petition.”
In Re Est. of Kelly, 671 N.W.2d 463 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 4× “The two concepts have no connection. Under Iowa probate procedure, all claims against an estate are to be filed against the personal representative as “defendant.”
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