§ 633.20 — Referee — clerk — associate probate judge

Iowa § 633.20

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 633: PROBATE CODE

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1. The chief judge of the judicial district may appoint a referee in probate for the auditing
of the accounts of fiduciaries and for the performance of other ministerial duties the chief
judge prescribes. A person shall not be appointed as referee in a matter where the person is
acting as a fiduciary or as the attorney.
2. The chief judge of the judicial district may appoint the clerk as referee in probate. In
such cases, the fees received by the clerk for serving in the capacity of referee are fees of the
office of the clerk of court and shall be deposited in the account established under section
602.8108.
3. A person appointed as an associate probate judge shall have jurisdiction to audit
accounts of fiduciaries and to perform ministerial duties as a referee provided in this section
and shall have additional jurisdiction to perform the judicial functions provided in section
633.20D.

Legislative History

[C73, §2412; C97, §3393; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12041; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.20]