The clerk shall keep an electronic record to be known as the “Probate Docket”, which shall show:
 1. The name of every deceased person whose estate is administered or whose will is admitted to probate, and the date of the person’s death.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.27

  • Adult: means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older. See Iowa Code 633.701
  • 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
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Minor: means a person who is not of full age. 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 633.701
  • Surviving spouse: means the surviving wife or husband, as the case may be. See Iowa Code 633.3
 2. The name of each person as to whom application for conservatorship or guardianship is made.
 3. The names of all the heirs in intestate estates and the surviving spouse of such deceased intestate, and whether each person is an adult or a minor and each person’s place of residence, so far as they can be ascertained.
 4. The title of each trust described in section 633.10 that has not been released by the court from continuous court supervision.
 5. A note of every sale of real estate made under the order of the court.