{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.18","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 561.18","heading":"Descent.","body":"If there be no survivor, the homestead descends to the issue of either spouse according to the rules of descent, unless otherwise directed by will.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 561 - HOMESTEAD"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/561.18.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"6a35b6b059d7416929e5cade395e8e136c07186017f0d16b163f20f7649209d4","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.17","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-561.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}