633.276 Separate identification of bequest. A will may refer to a written statement, letter, or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, except tangible personal propertyused in trade or business. Tangible personal property, for purposes of this section, includeshousehold goods, furnishings, furniture, personal effects, clothing, jewelry, books, works ofart, ornaments, and automobiles. If the writing is dated and is either in the handwriting of thetestator or is signed by testator, and if it describes the items and distributees with reasonablecertainty, the personal representative shall distribute the described items of tangible personalproperty to the distributees entitled to them. The writing may be referred to as one to be inexistence at the time of the testator’s death. The writing may be prepared before or after theexecution of the will. The writing may be altered, added to, or changed in any respect by thetestator after its preparation, and it may be a writing which has no significance apart fromits effect upon the dispositions made by the will. ay be altered, added to, or changed in any respect by thetestator after its preparation, and it may be a writing which has no significance apart fromits effect upon the dispositions made by the will. Property passing by the writing shall beconsidered as property passing as a specific bequest under will. [81 Acts, ch 195, §2]Referred to in §450.4 Sat Dec 23 11:24:54 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 633.276 (34, 0)
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