Iowa § 633.197 Compensation — schedule of fees

Iowa Statutes

§ 633.197 — Compensation — schedule of fees

Iowa § 633.197

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 633PROBATE CODE

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Iowa Code § 633.197 (2026).

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1.Personal representatives shall be allowed such reasonable fees as may be determined by the court for services rendered, but not in excess of the following commissions upon the gross assets of the estate listed in the probate inventory, which shall be received as full compensation for all ordinary services:

a.For the first one thousand dollars, six percent.

b.For the overplus between one and five thousand dollars, four percent.

c.For all sums over five thousand dollars, two percent.

2.Forpurposesofthissection,thegrossassetsoftheestateshallnotincludelifeinsurance proceeds, unless payable to the decedent’s estate.

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1. Personal representatives shall be allowed such reasonable fees as may be determined
by the court for services rendered, but not in excess of the following commissions upon
the gross assets of the estate listed in the probate inventory, which shall be received as full
compensation for all ordinary services:
a. For the first one thousand dollars, six percent.
b. For the overplus between one and five thousand dollars, four percent.
c. For all sums over five thousand dollars, two percent.
2. Forpurposesofthissection,thegrossassetsoftheestateshallnotincludelifeinsurance
proceeds, unless payable to the decedent’s estate.