Where a claim has been filed, but not admitted in writing by the personal representative before a request for hearing has been given as hereinafter provided, the claim shall be considered as generally denied by the personal representative without any pleading on behalf of the personal representative. [C73, §2410; C97, §3340; S13, §3340; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11961; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.57; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.438 ] 2021 Acts, ch 23, §1 Referred to in §633.417 , 633.666