Probate of a will, original administration of an intestate estate, or ancillary administration of an estate, shall not be granted after five years from the death of the decedent, whether the decedent died within or without this state, unless a petition for probate or administration is filed prior to the expiration of the five-year period. However, this section does not apply to the probate of a will of a decedent who died prior to January 1, 1964.
[C51, § 1325; R60, § 2357; C73, § 2367; C97, § 3305; S13, § 3305; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 633.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.331; 81 Acts, ch 196, § 1; 82 Acts, ch 1076, § 1]
Referred to in § 635.10
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