Iowa Statutes
§ 633.242 — Rights of election personal to surviving spouse
Iowa § 633.242
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Iowa Code § 633.242 (2026).
Text
The right of the surviving spouse to take an elective share, and the right of the surviving
spouse to receive a life estate in the homestead, are personal. They are not transferable and
cannot be exercised for the spouse subsequent to the spouse’s death. If the surviving spouse
dies prior to filing an election, it shall be conclusively presumed that the surviving spouse
does not take such elective share.
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Related
In the Matter of the Estate of Karen J. Myers, Rex A. Picken
825 N.W.2d 1 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2012)
Legislative History
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.242]
Nearby Sections
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§ 633.1
Short title§ 633.10
Jurisdiction§ 633.100
Waiver of exemption§ 633.101
Appraisal§ 633.102
Costs and expenses§ 633.103
Certain corporate distributions§ 633.108
Small distributions§ 633.109
Inability to distribute estate funds§ 633.110
Receipts taken§ 633.111
Final discharge period§ 633.112
Discovery of property§ 633.113
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