district
court should have enforced the attorney fee contract executed by the estate and
approved by the probate ... .
This action was tried in probate court as a proceeding in equity and our
review is thys de novo. See Iowa Code ... of the estate, consented to by the
beneficiaries (including the present objectors), and approved by the probate court
district
court. The list of farm equipment and tools in the probate inventory was the
exact same list Luella used in ... items
and the depreciation.
Luella claimed at trial, and she argues again on appeal, that the probate
inventory was ... not a complete list. But as the district court noted, the probate
inventory was certified as a complete list—under
Rutter, 633 N.W.2d 740, 745 (Iowa 2001). Review of
actions tried in probate as equitable proceedings is de novo. In ... , 523
N.W.2d 600, 604 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994) (“In questions involving the removal of an
executor by the probate court
a public reprimand in
2005 (based on a similar pattern of conduct—neglect of a probate matter
and failure to ... failed to file annual reports in
probate proceedings, failed to respond to district court notices of
delinquency, and
Merrill died and his will was admitted to probate. Cherokee State Bank
was appointed executor. After the estate ... .
Williams filed a claim in probate seeking a declaration that she was the
owner of the contested assets. The estate
three years, for accepting fees for probate work prior to obtaining a court order authorizing the fees, depositing ... prohibited him from handling probate matters unless he associated himself with a competent probate lawyer. Id. at 215-16 ... his work in a probate matter before he received court authorization. See Iowa Supreme Ct. Bd. of Prof’l Ethics
estate, probate, and tax. On occasions, Patricia worked as a
secretary in Murphy’s law office. During his forty-five ... nieces and nephews
in equal shares. Murphy filed a petition to probate the will. The court
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appointed ... naming Murphy
as the beneficiary.
Reed subsequently contacted Murphy about the estate and the
probate
as executor of the estate,
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disallowed the claim. Gretchen then proceeded to file a claim in probate ... entitlement to the cash proceeds of the sale
that remained in the principal’s estate. The probate court held that the ... substantially altered in the Uniform Probate
Code and the Restatement (Third) of Property, neither party questioned its
. We
remand the case for entry of an order of dismissal. The probate court
will determine the division of the ...
particular, he argued he would be forced to litigate the property division
in probate court without the opportunity ... determine whether the marital
property is divided in probate proceedings or under chapter 598.
Missing from the
included
Criminal 102 34.8%
Family Law 65 22.2%
Other 32 10.9%
Probate 30 10.2%
Personal Injury 17 5.8%
Civil 14 ... ) 66 16.6%
Family law client 47 11.8%
Judge or other attorney 33 8.3%
Probate 31 7.8%
Other 23 5.8%
Adverse ... compares with 481 Board
matters pending and under investigation at the end of 2016.
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