{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.294","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.294","heading":"Order of preference for appointment of executor.","body":"Letters testamentary may be granted to one or more persons found to be qualified. Preference for appointment shall be in the following order:\n1. The person designated in the will;\n2. Any beneficiary named in the will, or a person nominated by the beneficiaries;\n3. Any creditor of the deceased, or a person nominated by such creditor;\n4. Such other person as the court may find to be qualified.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE","Subchapter VI - WILLS","Part 4 - PROCEDURE FOR PROBATE OF WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633.294.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"738aff458b0485e7f4b03614391286358052dbf6a30d2ce1e2e8cf722ffab215","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.293","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.295"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}