FOREIGN WILLS

Iowa Code tit. XV, ch. 633, subch. VIII, pt. 1

in effect

Iowa Code § 633.495 Admission of wills of nonresidents.

633.495. Admission of wills of nonresidents. A will of a nonresident of this state, not probated in any other state or county, may be admitted to probate in any county of this state where either real or personal property of the deceased nonresident is located. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.495]

Iowa Code § 633.496 Foreign probated wills.

633.496. Foreign probated wills. A will probated in any other state or country shall be admitted to probate in this state upon the production of a copy of the will and of the original record of probate. The will and record of probate must be authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the court in which the will was probated, or, if there is no clerk, then by the certificate of the judge of the court, and by the seal of office of that officer if the officer or office has a seal. [C51, §1296; R60, §2328; C73, §2351; C97, §3294; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11877; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.33; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.496] 2023 Acts, ch 66, §145

Iowa Code § 633.497 Foreign wills as a muniment of title.

633.497. Foreign wills as a muniment of title. After the expiration of the five-year period from the date of the death of the decedent, an exemplified copy of a will which has not been denied probate in Iowa, and of the order admitting it to probate in a foreign state or country, may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of any county where real estate owned by the testator is located. The record of such a will and of the order admitting the will to probate shall operate to dispose of said property as though said will had been admitted to probate in this state. Nothing contained in this section shall operate to defeat the rights, acquired prior to such record, of purchasers for value whose rights are shown of record. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.497]

Iowa Code § 633.498 Foreign wills — procedure.

633.498. Foreign wills — procedure. All provisions of law relating to the carrying of domestic wills into effect after their probate shall apply, so far as applicable, to foreign wills admitted to probate in this state. [C73, §2352; C97, §3295; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11878; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.34; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.498]

Iowa Code § 633.499

633.499. Reserved.

Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=633&year=2026Fetched: 10/20/2026