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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.198

  • Costs of administration: includes court costs, fiduciary's fees, attorney fees, all appraisers' fees, premiums on corporate surety bonds, statutory allowance for support of surviving spouse and children, cost of continuation of abstracts of title, recording fees, transfer fees, transfer taxes, agents' fees allowed by order of court, interest expense, including but not limited to interest payable on extension of federal estate tax, and all other fees and expenses allowed by order of court in connection with the administration of the estate. 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
  • Personal representative: includes executor and administrator. See Iowa Code 633.3
 There shall also be allowed and taxed as part of the costs of administration of estates as an attorney fee for the personal representative‘s attorney, such reasonable fee as may be determined by the court, for services rendered, but not in excess of the schedule of fees provided in this part for personal representatives.