Iowa Code § 633.175
Waiver of bond by court
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
The court, for good cause shown, may exempt any fiduciary from giving bond, if the court finds that the interests of creditors and distributees will not thereby be prejudiced. However, the court, except as provided in section 633.172, subsection 2, shall not exempt a conservator from giving bond in a conservatorship with total assets of more than twenty-five thousand dollars, excluding real property, unless it is a voluntary conservatorship in which the petitioner is eighteen years of age or older and has waived bond in the petition.
1. The court, for good cause shown, may exempt any fiduciary from giving bond, if the court finds that the interests of creditors and distributees will not thereby be prejudiced.
2. However, the court, except as provided in section 633.172, subsection 2, shall not exempt a conservator, other than a financial institution with Iowa trust powers, from giving bond in a conservatorship unless the court finds that there is an alternative to a bond that will provide sufficient protection to the assets of the protected person. The conservator shall submit a plan for any proposed alternative to a bond for review and approval by the court.
91 Acts, ch 36, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1012, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §15, 39
91 Acts, ch 36, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1012, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §15, 39; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §8, 43, 44
Administering moneys paid by United States department of veterans affairs, see §633.622
Administering moneys paid by United States department of veterans affairs, see §633.622
Attorneys acting as fiduciaries, see Iowa Ct.R. 39.13
Attorneys acting as fiduciaries, see
2008 amendment to this section applies to conservatorships in existence on or after July 1, 2008; 2008 Acts, ch 1119, §39
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.