{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.446","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.446","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"The burden of proving that a claim is unpaid shall not be placed upon the party filing a claim against the estate; but the personal representative may on the trial of the cause, subject the claimant to an examination on the question of payment or consideration, and the estate shall not be concluded or bound thereby.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE","Subchapter VII - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS","Part 7 - CLAIMS AGAINST DECEDENT’S ESTATE, AND TIME AND MANNER OF FILING CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633.446.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"1918d3b3c8f23a4b2220d18f5a647b4a8a555b400cb7dca196949918d0d7b2d1","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.445","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.447"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}