Learn the Law
Several websites offer very clear summaries of Iowa Inheritance law.
- Nolo: Has excellent summaries of Iowa Probate Shortcuts, what an executor must do in setting debts, and books and software to help.
- eForms: Has really good videos explaining how to use forms like small estate affidavits for Iowa,
- ChatGPT: Yes, AI can do a pretty good job of summarizing procedural steps required in Iowa probate, but don't ask it to do too much. Tools like this sometimes make things up.
- Justia: Is a great company and lately has been offering an excellent series of free webinars on using AI to help with legal work.
Get The Forms You Need
- Your Local Probate Court: Probate court is where you'll be doing all this. We distilled the main information you need from your county probate court.
- eForms: An impressive company with really useful tools for consumers who want to handle an estate on their own.
- Small Estate Affidavit