§ 587.5

587.5 Judgments or decrees respecting wills. No judgment or decree purporting to set aside any will or the provisions of any will, or to place any construction upon any will or terms of any will, or to aid in carrying out theprovisions of any will, and no contract or agreement purporting to be a settlement of anysuit or action to set aside any will or the terms of any will, or to place any construction uponany will or any of the terms thereof, shall be held ineffectual, void, or insufficient becausethe records fail to show proper service of notice on all parties interested, that personsunder disability affected by the action were not properly served with notice or representedby guardian or guardian ad litem, either in suit, action, or in a settlement thereof, that allpersons interested participated in the settlement, or that any other provisions of law hadbeen complied with which are necessary to make a valid decree, judgment, or settlement;provided more than ten years had elapsed since the judgment, decree, contract, or agreementwas filed, entered, or placed on record in the county where the real estate affected therebyis situated.

ent;provided more than ten years had elapsed since the judgment, decree, contract, or agreementwas filed, entered, or placed on record in the county where the real estate affected therebyis situated. Said decree, judgment, contract, or agreement shall be conclusive evidence ofthe right, title, or interest it purports to establish or adjudicate insofar as it affects the titleto such real estate, and said proceedings therein are hereby made legal and effectual thesame as though all provisions of law had been complied with in the obtaining of said decree,judgment, or execution of said contract or agreement, and any judgment, decree, contract,or agreement such as above described which is now of record less than ten years in thecounty in which the real estate is situated shall, at the expiration of ten years from date offiling, entering, or recording thereof, have the same force and effect as is above given tothose now in effect more than ten years. [S13, §2963-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10378; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §587.5] Sat Dec 23 11:08:49 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 587.5 (15, 0)