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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.254

  • 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
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Iowa Code 633.3
  • Surviving spouse: means the surviving wife or husband, as the case may be. See Iowa Code 633.3
 If it appears to the court, upon application of the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or the report of the referee, that the property, or any part of it, cannot be advantageously divided, the court may order the whole, or any part of such property, sold, and the share of the surviving spouse in the proceeds paid over to the surviving spouse.