633.336  Damages for wrongful death.

When a wrongful act produces death, damages recovered as a result of the wrongful act shall be disposed of as personal property belonging to the estate of the deceased; however, if the damages include damages for loss of services and support of a deceased spouse and parent, the damages shall be apportioned by the court among the surviving spouse and children of the decedent in a manner as the court may deem equitable consistent with the loss of services and support sustained by the surviving spouse and children respectively. If the decedent leaves a spouse, child, or parent, damages for wrongful death shall not be subject to debts and charges of the decedent's estate, except for amounts to be paid to the department of human services for payments made for medical assistance pursuant to chapter 249A, paid on behalf of the decedent from the time of the injury which gives rise to the decedent's death up until the date of the decedent's death.

Section History: Early form

  [R60, § 4111; C73, § 2526; C97, § 3313; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11920; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 635.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.336]

Section History: Recent form

  89 Acts, ch 111, §2


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