Iowa Code 633.295 – Testimony of witnesses
Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.295
- 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
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 633.701
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
In the Matter of Probate No. ……………. the Estate of TESTIMONY OF SUBSCRIBING ……………………, Deceased WITNESS ON State of ………… ) PROBATE OF WILL ………… County ) ss I, ……………………, being first duly sworn, state: I reside in the County of ……………….., State of …………….; I knew the identity of the testator on the …….. day of ………… (month), ………… (year), the date of the instrument, the original or exact reproduction of which is attached hereto, now shown to me, and purporting to be the last will and testament of the said ……………………; I am one of the subscribing witnesses to said instrument; at the said date of said instrument, I knew the identity of ……………………, the other subscribing witness; that said instrument was exhibited to me and to the other subscribing witness by the testator, who declared the same to be the testator’s last will and testament, and was signed by the testator at ………………………….., in the County of ……………….., State of ……………., on the date shown in said instrument, in the presence of myself and the other subscribing witness; and the other subscribing witness and I then and there, at the request of the testator, in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names thereto as witnesses. …………………… Name of Witness ………………………….. Address Subscribed and sworn to before me this …….. day of ………… (month), ………… (year) ………………………….. Signature of notarial officer (Stamp) [……………………] Title of office [My commission expires: ……..]