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A Spouse and the Will

Iowa Code § 633.236 — a surviving spouse may take an elective share instead of the will

When a married person domiciled in Iowa dies, the surviving spouse has the right to take an elective share under the sections that follow, and a will's disposal of property is subject to it. A spouse with a conservator may have the court authorize the election.

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  1. Iowa Code § 633.236 — Right of elective share of surviving spouse
  2. Iowa Code § 633.264 — Disposal of property by will

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