{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 561.12","heading":"Life possession in lieu of dower.","body":"The survivor may elect to retain the homestead for life in lieu of such share in the real estate of the deceased.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 561 - HOMESTEAD"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/561.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"e68476dfea12d2912313eb92a443166d76459f061c4bfa99452164baa294d5b4","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}