{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.172","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.172","heading":"Will — waiver of bond.","body":"1. When, by the terms of the will, the testator has directed or expressed the desire that no bond shall be required, such direction or expression shall be construed to be a waiver of the posting of a bond by the fiduciary for all purposes, and no bond shall be required unless the court for good cause finds it proper to require one; if no bond is initially required, the court may nevertheless, for good cause, at any subsequent time require that a bond be given.\n2. Unless otherwise required by the instrument creating the relationship, or by order of court, bank and trust companies shall not be required to provide any bond.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE","Subchapter III - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES","Part 7 - OATH AND BOND OF FIDUCIARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633.172.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"33952c0a71637219772680d9839bac84923a8636dd071ed24281607e27fb70c8","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.171","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}