Iowa Code 633.231 – Notice in intestate estates — medical assistance claims
Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.231
- Administrator: means any person appointed by the court to administer an intestate estate. See Iowa Code 633.3
- Child: includes an adopted child but does not include a grandchild or other more remote descendants, nor, except as provided in sections 633. See Iowa Code 633.3
- 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
- Estate: means the real and personal property of either a decedent or a ward, and may also refer to the real and personal property of a trust described in section 633. See Iowa Code 633.3
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- 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
- security: includes , but is not limited to, a certificated security, an uncertificated security, and a security account. See Iowa Code 633D.2
In the Estate of Probate No. ……………. ……………….., Deceased NOTICE OF OPENING ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE, OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITOR To the Department of Human Services Who May Be Interested in the Estate of ……………….., Deceased, who died on or about …………………… (date): You are hereby notified that on the …….. day of ………… (month), ………… (year), an intestate estate was opened in the above-named court and that ……………….. was appointed administrator of the estate. You are further notified that the birthdate of the deceased is ………… and the deceased’s social security number is …-…-…. The name of the spouse is …………………………... The birthdate of the spouse is ………… and the spouse’s social security number is …-…-…., and that the spouse of the deceased is alive as of the date of this notice, or deceased as of …………………… (date). You are further notified that the deceased was/was not a disabled or a blind child of the medical assistance recipient by the name of ……………….., who had a birthdate of ………… and a social security number of …-…-…., and the medical assistance debt of that medical assistance recipient was waived pursuant to section 249A.53, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), and is now collectible from this estate pursuant to section 249A.53, subsection 2, paragraph “b”. Notice is hereby given that if the department of human services has a claim against the estate for the deceased person or persons named in this notice, the claim shall be filed with the clerk of the above-named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, within six months from the date of sending this notice and, unless otherwise allowed or paid, the claim is thereafter forever barred. If the department does not have a claim, the department shall return the notice to the administrator with notification stating the department does not have a claim within six months from the date of sending this notice. Dated this …….. day of ………… (month), ………… (year) ……………….. Administrator of the estate ……………….. Address ……………….. Attorney for the administrator ……………….. Address