If it appears to the court, upon application of the personal representative, the surviving spouse, or the report of the referee, that the property, or any part of it, cannot be advantageously divided, the court may order the whole, or any part of such property, sold, and the share of the surviving spouse in the proceeds paid over to the surviving spouse.
Iowa Code § 633.254
Sale — division of proceeds
Known as the Iowa Probate Code
The act spans §§ 633–633 (527 sections).
[C51, §1404; R60, §2478; C73, §2451; C97, §3375; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12001; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.16; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.254]
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