§ 633.410

633.410 Limitation on filing claims against decedent’s estate. 1. All claims against a decedent’s estate, other than charges, whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, founded on contract or otherwise,are forever barred against the estate, the personal representative, and the distributees of theestate, unless filed with the clerk within the later to occur of four months after the date ofthe second publication of the notice to creditors or, as to each claimant whose identity isreasonably ascertainable, one month after service of notice by ordinary mail to the claimant’slast known address. 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, claims for debts created under section 249A.53, subsection 2, relating to the recovery of medical assistance payments shall be barred underthis section unless filed with the clerk within six months after sending notice by electronictransmission, on the form prescribed in section 633.231 for intestate estates or on the formprescribed in section 633.304A for testate estates, to the entity designated by the departmentof health and human services to receive notice. 3.

in section 633.231 for intestate estates or on the formprescribed in section 633.304A for testate estates, to the entity designated by the departmentof health and human services to receive notice. 3. Notice is not required to be given by mail to any creditor whose claim will be paid or otherwise satisfied during administration and the personal representative may waive thelimitation on filing provided under this section. This section does not bar claims for whichthere is insurance coverage, to the extent of the coverage, or claimants entitled to equitablerelief due to peculiar circumstances. [C51, §1373; R60, §2405; C73, §2421; C97, §3349; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11972; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.68; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.410] 84 Acts, ch 1080, §9; 85 Acts, ch 92, §1; 89 Acts, ch 35, §6; 95 Acts, ch 68, §7; 2001 Acts, ch 109, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §14; 2010 Acts, ch 1137, §7; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1280 Referred to in §633.231, 633.304A, 633.413, 633.414, 633.415, 633.444Subsection 2 amended Sat Dec 23 11:25:50 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 633.410 (41, 2)