{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.268","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.268","heading":"Presumption attending devise to spouse.","body":"Where the testator’s spouse is named as a devisee in a will, it shall be presumed, unless the intent is clear and explicit to the contrary, and except as provided in section 633.272, that such devise is in lieu of the intestate share and homestead rights of the surviving spouse.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE","Subchapter VI - WILLS","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633.268.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"95d9533ea1407e9b82e4293ca0c2a5edfed2e6170924d8c5d9c82ef19fbca23c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.267","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.269"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}