633.272  Partial intestacy.

If part but not all of the estate of a decedent is validly disposed of by will, the part not disposed of by will shall be distributed as provided herein for intestate estates. If the testator left a surviving spouse, and the spouse does not elect to take against the will, the spouse shall receive, in addition to the property given to the spouse by the will, all of the intestate property which shall be subject to the payment of its proportionate share of debts and charges against the estate.

Section History: Early form

  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.272]

Section History: Recent form

  94 Acts, ch 1165, §42

Internal References

  Referred to in § 633.268


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