) when he accepted a full probate
fee prior to the time he filed the final report and paid the costs, contrary
to the ... Iowa Rules of Probate Procedure. See Iowa Ct. R. 7.2(4) (“One half
of the fees for ordinary services may be paid when ...
ordinary services in a probate proceeding in an amount greater than the
fee schedule under Iowa Code section 633.197 (2001
transfers to a beneficiary on death. Accordingly, we affirm
the judgment of the probate court.
I. Background Facts and ... left
ninety percent of Joseph’s residual estate to his daughters. Joseph’s will
was admitted to probate on February ... of
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the probate estate and were therefore beyond the reach of Rachel’s
spousal allowance. The daughters
,
Judge.
Claimants in the Estate of Lyle Richard Pena appeal from the ruling of the
probate court that they had ... fiduciary for the estate, Wendi Pena.
After a hearing, the probate court ruled that the evidence established by a ... review, see In re Estate of Evjen, 448 N.W.2d 23, 24
(Iowa 1989), we come to the same conclusion as did the probate court
, Ruth B. Klotz,
Associate Probate Judge.
Appellants claim the court erred in refusing their request to reopen an ... daughters, Diana Maldonado
and Patricia Cranford. When the will was admitted to probate, the word “stirpes,”
which ... into probate and Richard
Delmege was appointed as executor. After the admission of the will, the
inventory only
and beneficiary of the estate appeals the probate court’s
transfer of life insurance proceeds to the widow and approval ... surviving sister of Justin’s first wife. Mary appeals from a ruling of
the probate court transferring life insurance proceeds ... challenges the probate court’s approval of a spousal allowance in the
amount of $1000 per month.
Because we
permanency order establishing the foster
father as the child’s guardian and transferring jurisdiction to probate ... living arrangement to guardianship with the child’s foster father and
transferring jurisdiction to probate. We affirm ... the probate division of the district court and the juvenile
case closed. After examination of the caseworker by all the
for Polk County, Ruth B. Klotz,
Associate Probate Judge.
Harvey Harrison appeals a court order that his legal ... Harrison’s claim could not be paid from the assets of the
conservatorship, but should instead be considered a claim in probate ... probate and is
therefore triable as a law action. See In re Guardianship and Conservatorship of
Jordan, 616 N.W.2d 553
probate matters. Because we determine the court followed the statutory
procedure for removal of a fiduciary and took the ... attempted to probate her father’s estate
twice and in the beginning she could not find his will. “The bond was not waived ... having been admitted to probate, to follow up on the prior order
prohibiting any funds from the house sale leaving Iowa
.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Ruth B. Klotz, District
Associate Probate ... ) governs the
nature of probate proceedings. It states,
Actions to set aside or contest wills, for the involuntary ...
appointment of guardians and conservators, and for the
establishment of contested claims shall be triable in probate as law
timely disburse funds, misrepresenting the status of
an estate to the court, prematurely taking probate fees, and failing ... charges in this disciplinary action
stem from Casey’s representation of clients in a personal injury case and
a probate ... children.
Although Casey filed the necessary papers opening the estate, his
representation in the probate matter was