1. At any time after the issuance of letters of appointment, any interested person in the proceeding may file with the clerk a written request for notice of the time and place of all hearings in such proceeding for which notice is required by law, by rule of court, or by an order in such proceeding. The request for notice shall state the name of the requester, the name of the requester’s attorney, if any, and the reason the requester is an interested person in the proceeding. The request for notice shall provide the requester’s post office address and, if available, the requester’s electronic mail address and telephone number. The request for notice shall also provide the requester’s attorney’s post office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number. The clerk shall docket the request. Thereafter, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the fiduciary shall serve by ordinary or electronic mail a notice of each hearing upon such requester and the requester’s attorney, if any.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.42

  • Clerk: means "clerk of the district court" in the county in which the matter is pending and includes the term "clerk of the probate court". See Iowa Code 633.3
  • Court: means , when referring to a court of this state, the district court sitting in probate with jurisdiction of conservatorships and guardianships. See Iowa Code 633.701
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Letters: includes letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters of guardianship, letters of conservatorship, and letters of trusteeship. See Iowa Code 633.3
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, or government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Iowa Code 633.701
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 633.701
 2. A person does not gain standing by filing a request for notice under this section.