Title XV, JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)

Under order of court, with or without notice, a fiduciary may engage, at estate expense, outside specialists, and may delegate to them, or consult with them for advice regarding the performance of aspects of the estate management which require professional skills or facilities wh…

The fiduciary shall not be personally liable for the acts or omissions of any specialist, subordinate, or agent, unless it can be shown that the acts or omissions of the specialist, subordinate, or agent would have been a breach of duty by the fiduciary had the fiduciary personal…

The court shall, in fixing the fees of any fiduciary, consider the compensation allowed to any person employed by the fiduciary under the provisions of section 633.84 . If the court determines that the services rendered by such person were services that would normally have been p…

A fiduciary may deposit moneys and other assets belonging to the estate in any banking institution authorized to do business in the state of Iowa. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.87 ] Referred to in §633.642

Except as otherwise provided in this probate code, all provisions of the law relating to the administration of domestic estates and to the fiduciaries appointed therein, shall apply to the administration of the estate of a nonresident, the appointment of the fiduciary therein, an…

1. A fiduciary as defined in section 633.3 , holding securities, and a bank as defined in section 524.103 , which is holding securities as a managing agent or as a custodian, including a custodian for a fiduciary, may deposit securities in a clearing corporation, as defined in se…

Except as modified by a court order or limited in the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, a fiduciary may exercise all rights and powers granted to such fiduciary under chapter 638 . 2017 Acts, ch 79, §1 Referred to in §633.642

No action for recovery of any real estate sold by any fiduciary can be maintained by any person claiming under the deceased, the protected person, or a beneficiary, unless brought within five years after the date of the recording of the conveyance. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §…

When it is for the best interests of the estate in order to dispose of real property, the court may, upon application by the fiduciary, or any other interested person, after notice and upon good cause shown, authorize the fiduciary, either alone or together with other owners, to …

Any fiduciary qualified under the laws of this state may, without prior order of court, release or discharge, in whole or in part any mortgage, judgment or other lien held by the estate. [C51, §1337; R60, §2369; C73, §2383; C97, §3319; S13, §3307-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11897, …

When an estate is under such an obligation to convey property as might be enforced by suit for specific performance, the fiduciary may without prior order of court execute such conveyance. [C51, §1435, 1436; R60, §2460, 2461; C73, §2487, 2488; C97, §3409; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1…

When an estate is under obligation to convey property, the court may, upon application of any interested person, with or without notice as the court may direct, require the fiduciary to execute such a conveyance. [C51, §1435, 1436; R60, §2460, 2461; C73, §2487, 2488; C97, §3409; …

When any instrument executed in accordance with sections 633.95 through 633.97 is to be recorded in a county other than the county in which the estate is pending, there shall also be recorded a certificate executed by the clerk of the court making the appointment, with seal affix…

When the court shall enter an order authorizing the fiduciary to execute a mortgage to encumber any property of the estate to secure a loan obtained from any association or corporation created, or which may be created, by authority of the United States and as an instrumentality o…