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633.11 - DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS -- DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP -- DISTRIBUTION.

        633.11  DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS -- DETERMINATION OF      HEIRSHIP -- DISTRIBUTION.         During the administration of an estate, the district court sitting      in probate shall have full, legal and equitable powers to make      declaratory judgments in all matters involved in the administration      of the estate, including those pertaining to the title of real      estate, the determination of heirship, and the distribution of the      estate.  It shall have full, legal and equitable powers to enter      final orders and decrees in all probate matters to effectuate its      jurisdiction and to carry out its orders, judgments and decrees.
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         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.11]