Whenever a final report has been approved and a final accounting has been settled in the
absence of any person adversely affected and without notice to the person, the hearing on
such report and accounting may be reopened at any time within five years from the entry
of the order approving the same, upon the application of such person, and, upon a hearing,
after such notice as the court may prescribe to be served upon the personal representative
and the distributees, the court may require a new accounting, or a redistribution from the
distributees. In no event, however, shall any distributee be liable to account for more than
the property distributed to that distributee. If any property of the estate shall have passed
into the hands of good faith purchasers for value, the rights of such purchasers shall not, in
any way, be affected.
[C51, §1431; R60, §2456; C73, §2475; C97, §3399; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12051; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, §638.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.488]\n\nTue Dec 09 21:59:22 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 633 (154, 4)
103 PROBATE CODE, §633.498
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case:
In the Matter of the Est. of Ralph Roethler, Kent Lewis & Becky Lewis v. Angela M. Kuehn, Cheryl L. Upton, Jacquelyn F. Betsworth, Daniel W. Roethler, Mary Anne James, James F. Roethler, Donald A. Roethler, Constance L. Duke, Gerald E. Roethler, Kathleen S. Good, John M. Roethler, Daniel Lee Homan, & Frank E. Homan, 801 N.W.2d 833 (Iowa 2011).
In the Matter of the Est. of Ralph Roethler, Kent Lewis & Becky Lewis v. Angela M. Kuehn, Cheryl L. Upton, Jacquelyn F. Betsworth, Daniel W. Roethler, Mary Anne James, James F. Roethler, Donald A. Roethler, Constance L. Duke, Gerald E. Roethler, Kathleen S. Good, John M. Roethler, Daniel Lee Homan, & Frank E. Homan, 801 N.W.2d 833 (Iowa 2011).
· cites it 59× “Iowa Code § 633.488 . Section 633.488 thus allows adversely affected, interested persons who did not receive notice of the estate’s final report and accounting, a five-year window to ask for a new accounting, settlement hearing, or redistribution.”
Ritz v. Selma United Methodist Church, 467 N.W.2d 266 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 12× “The court, relying on Iowa Code section 633.488 (1989), concluded, however, that any claims of the plaintiffs to this cash hoard had to be brought within five years of the order of final settlement in Opal Nelson’s estate.”
Ruden v. Jenk, 543 N.W.2d 605 (Iowa 1996).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 633.488 (1985). Tom Jenk was an heir and attorney for the Max Jenk estate.”
Moser v. Brown, 249 N.W.2d 612 (Iowa 1977).
· cites it 2× “Section 633.488, The Code. The trial court was correct in ruling: (1) Brown’s estate was properly reopened, (2) John Brown and Rita Farmer were properly reappointed personal representatives, (3) Moser’s claim was not barred by the earlier closing of Brown’s estate.”
Lynch v. Merchants Nat'l Bank of Cedar Rapids, 491 N.W.2d 157 (Iowa 1992).
· cites it 3× “We believe in determining the limitations imposed by this section it is important to read it in conjunction with sections 633.488 and 633.489. Section 633.”
Kleinendorst v. Est. of Kleinendorst (Iowa Ct. App. 2026).
· cites it 4× “This provision appears in the Iowa Probate Code’s subchapter VII (The Administration of Estates of Decedents), part 9, entitled Reopening.”
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