1. On partition of real property, but not of personal property, the court shall order a reasonable fee in favor of the plaintiff‘s attorney. The fee shall be taxed as costs.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 651.23

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
 2. If the plaintiff is the losing contestant in a contest arising from any partition action, any of the plaintiff’s attorney fees relating to such contest shall not be taxed as costs.