{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.447","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633.447","heading":"Trial and hearing.","body":"The trial of a claim and the offsets or counterclaims, if any, shall be to the court without a jury. However, the court may, in its discretion, either on its own motion or upon the motion of any party, submit the matter to a jury. In the event that the amount of the claim or a counterclaim exceeds the sum stated in section 631.1, subsection 1, either party shall be entitled to a jury trial, if a written demand is made as provided in the rules of civil procedure in relation to the trial of ordinary actions.","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/2026/633.447.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"3b05d2e5d032ca7b608cab097956d5bb19d20e95f978f4f1a53c6f686ca0f1bd","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.446","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633.448"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}