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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.503

  • 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
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: means any person appointed by the court to administer the estate of a testate decedent. 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
  • Trustee: means the person or persons serving as trustee of a trust described in section 633. See Iowa Code 633.3
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
 The application for appointment of a nonresident executor or trustee shall include the name and address of the nonresident executor or trustee, and the name and address of the resident executor or trustee, if any, to be appointed. It shall be accompanied by a certificate of the clerk of the foreign court granting the original letters or other authority conferring the power upon the nonresident executor or trustee to act as such. The application shall also state the cause for the appointment of the nonresident executor or trustee to act as the sole executor or trustee, if such appointment is desired. When the will has not been admitted to probate in any other state, the application shall include the name and address of the executor or trustee, if any, named in the will of the nonresident, and of the resident executor or trustee to be appointed.