635.1 - WHEN APPLICABLE.
635.1 WHEN APPLICABLE. When the gross value of the probate assets of a decedent subject to the jurisdiction of this state does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, and upon a petition as provided in section 635.2 of an authorized petitioner in accordance with section 633.227, 633.228, or 633.290, the clerk shall issue letters of appointment for administration to the proposed personal representative named in the petition, if qualified to serve pursuant to section 633.63 or upon court order pursuant to section 633.64. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 633 apply to an estate probated pursuant to this chapter.
Section History: Early Form [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 635.1; 81 Acts, ch 199, § 1; 82 Acts, ch 1204, § 1--4]
Section History: Recent Form 89 Acts, ch 25, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §21, 28; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §34 Referred to in § 635.2, 635.7, 635.8
Footnotes 2007 amendment to this section applies to estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2007; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §28