Upon the death of either spouse, the survivor may continue to possess and occupy the whole homestead until it is otherwise disposed of according to law, but the setting off of the distributive share of the survivor in the real estate of the deceased shall be such a disposal of the homestead as is herein contemplated.
Iowa Code § 561.11
Occupancy by surviving spouse
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Estate of Glen A. Waterman, Jingles Ti-Okay Waterman (2014)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Estate of Glen A. Waterman, Jingles Ti-Okay Waterman (June 2014)
[C51, §1263; R60, §2295; C73, §2007, 2008; C97, §2985; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10145; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.11]
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