{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.236","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.236","heading":"Right of elective share of surviving spouse.","body":"When a married person domiciled in Iowa at the time of death dies, the surviving spouse shall have the right to take an elective share under the provisions of sections 633.237 through 633.246. If the surviving spouse has a conservator, the court may authorize or direct the conservator to elect the share as the court deems appropriate under the circumstances.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE","Subchapter V - RIGHTS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE","Part 1 - RIGHT TO TAKE AGAINST THE WILL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633.236.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"57dc00c74b2c6d08d55cd07065e14f65ca3a8c069c731bde6f9064e052e7bf36","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.235","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.237"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}