Iowa Statutes

§ 633.315 — Allowance for defending will

Iowa § 633.315

JurisdictionIowa

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 633PROBATE CODE

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Iowa Code § 633.315 (2026).

Text

Whenanypersonisdesignatedasexecutorinawill, orhasbeenappointedasexecutor, and
defends or prosecutes any proceedings in good faith and with just cause, whether successful
or not, that person shall be allowed out of the estate necessary expenses and disbursements,
including reasonable attorney fees in such proceedings.

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Related

Matter of Estate of Wulf

526 N.W.2d 154 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 1994)

12 case citations

Gene Uhlenhake, Robert Uhlenhake and Kristine McCormack, Beneficiaries of the Estate of Mildred Uhlenhake, and Robert Uhlenhake, as Co-Executor of the Estate of Mildred Uhlenhake v. Roger Uhlenhake and Bonita Ehler, as Co-Executors and Beneficiaries of the Estate of Mildred Uhlenhake, and Richard Uhlenhake, Beneficiary of the Estate of Mildred Uhlenhake

(Court of Appeals of Iowa, 2014)

In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret E. Workman, Dennis Workman v. Gary Workman, Individually and as of the Estate of Margaret E. Workman, and Laverne Workman, Cynthia Noggle, Randy Noggle, Mindy (Noggle) Sherwood, Christine (Workman) Thompson and Jeffrey Workman

(Court of Appeals of Iowa, 2017)

In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatoship of Vernon D. Radda

(Supreme Court of Iowa, 2021)

Richard Alan Kessler and Richard L. Kessler v. Mercedes Kessler, Individually and as Co-Executor of the Estate of Charles L. Kessler, and Tom Thompson, as Co-Executor of the Estate of Charles L. Kessler

(Court of Appeals of Iowa, 2019)

Legislative History

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.315]

Nearby Sections

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§ 633.1

§ 633.10

§ 633.100

Waiver of exemption

§ 633.101

§ 633.102

Costs and expenses

§ 633.103

Certain corporate distributions

§ 633.108

Small distributions

§ 633.109

Inability to distribute estate funds

§ 633.11

Declaratory judgments — determination of heirship — distribution

§ 633.110

§ 633.111

Final discharge period

§ 633.112

Discovery of property

§ 633.113

§ 633.114

Compromise of claims held by an estate

§ 633.115

Compromise of claims against an estate

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