Iowa Code 218.67 – Estate administrator not identified
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 218.67
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Institution: means a birthing hospital. See Iowa Code 252A.2
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
If an estate administrator is not identified within one year from the death of a decedent in an institution, and a surviving spouse or heir is not known, the superintendent of the institution may convert all the decedent’s property into cash and in so doing the superintendent shall have the powers possessed by a general administrator of an estate.