Iowa Code 633.342 – Appointment of temporary administrator pending administration
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1. When, from any cause, probate of a will or administration cannot be immediately granted, a temporary administrator may be appointed to collect, manage, preserve and dispose of the property of the deceased, as the court may prescribe, and no appeal from such appointment shall prevent the administrator’s proceeding in the discharge of the administrator’s duties.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.342
- Administrator: means any person appointed by the court to administer an intestate estate. See Iowa Code 633.3
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Letters: includes letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters of guardianship, letters of conservatorship, and letters of trusteeship. See Iowa Code 633.3
- Personal representative: includes executor and administrator. See Iowa Code 633.3
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Iowa Code 633.3
- Temporary administrator: means any person appointed by the court to care for an estate pending the probating of a proposed will, or to handle any special matter designated by the court. See Iowa Code 633.3
2. Such temporary administrator shall make and file an inventory of the property of the deceased in the same manner as is required of personal representative, and shall preserve such property from injury, and may do all needful acts under the direction of the court, including the sale of property and the payment of claims as directed by the court. Upon the granting of administration, the powers of the temporary administrator shall cease, and the administration of the estate shall be transferred to the personal representative to whom letters are granted.