633.220A Posthumous child. 1. For the purposes of rules relating to intestate succession, a child of an intestate conceived and born after the intestate’s death or born as the result of the implantation ofan embryo after the death of the intestate is deemed a child of the intestate as if the childhad been born during the lifetime of the intestate and had survived the intestate, if all of thefollowing conditions are met: a. A genetic parent-child relationship between the child and the intestate is established.b. The intestate, in a signed writing, authorized the intestate’s surviving spouse to use the deceased parent’s genetic material to initiate the posthumous procedure that resulted in thechild’s birth. c. The child is born within two years of the death of the intestate.2. Any heir of the intestate whose interest in the intestate’s estate would be reduced by the birth of a child born as provided in subsection 1 shall have one year from the birth of the childwithin which to bring an action challenging the child’s right to inherit under this chapter. 3. For the purposes of this section, 'genetic material' means sperm, eggs, or embryos.2011 Acts, ch 18, §2Referred to in §633.210 n action challenging the child’s right to inherit under this chapter. 3. For the purposes of this section, 'genetic material' means sperm, eggs, or embryos.2011 Acts, ch 18, §2Referred to in §633.210 Sat Dec 23 11:24:30 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 633.220A (17, 0)
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