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Iowa Code tit. XV, ch. 633, subch. VII, pt. 9
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Iowa Code § 633.487 Limitation on rights.

633.487. Limitation on rights. No person, having been served with notice of the hearing upon the final report and accounting of a personal representative or having waived such notice, shall, after the entry of the final order approving the same and discharging the said personal representative, have any right to contest, in any proceeding, other than by appeal, the correctness or the legality of the inventory, the accounting, distribution, or other acts of the personal representative, or the list of heirs set forth in the final report of the personal representative, provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any action against the personal representative and the personal representative’s surety under the provisions of section 633.186 on account of any fraud committed by the personal representative. [C97, §3422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12073; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.36; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.487]

Iowa Code § 633.488 Reopening settlement.

633.488. Reopening settlement. Whenever a final report has been approved and a final accounting has been settled in the absence of any person adversely affected and without notice to the person, the hearing on such report and accounting may be reopened at any time within five years from the entry of the order approving the same, upon the application of such person, and, upon a hearing, after such notice as the court may prescribe to be served upon the personal representative and the distributees, the court may require a new accounting, or a redistribution from the distributees. In no event, however, shall any distributee be liable to account for more than the property distributed to that distributee. If any property of the estate shall have passed into the hands of good faith purchasers for value, the rights of such purchasers shall not, in any way, be affected. [C51, §1431; R60, §2456; C73, §2475; C97, §3399; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12051; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.488]

Iowa Code § 633.489 Reopening administration.

633.489. Reopening administration. Upon the petition of any interested person, the court may, with such notice as it may prescribe, order an estate reopened if other property be discovered, if any necessary act remains unperformed, or for any other proper cause appearing to the court. It may reappoint the personal representative, or appoint another personal representative, to administer any additional property or to perform other such acts as may be deemed necessary. The provisions of law as to original administration shall apply, insofar as applicable, to accomplish the purpose for which the estate is reopened, but a claim which is already barred can, in no event, be asserted in the reopened administration. [S13, §3305; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11892; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.48; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.489]
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=633&year=2026Fetched: 10/20/2026

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