The Iowa last will and testament is a formal legal document that allows a person to predetermine the distribution of their estate to specific beneficiaries. The testator can specify instructions in a will about how their digital assets, insurance policies, real estate, bank accounts, and other assets are to be distributed. The Iowa last will and testament, is also known as simply a “will.” The will also names the personal representative, also known as an executor, who is responsible for overseeing the distribution of the estate in compliance with the terms of the will.

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Our Iowa last will and template forms are printable and can be downloaded in case you want to edit or customize the document. We have wills for persons with and without children, and for those who are single, married, or remarried. We also have a specialized will for grandparents.

State Code Governing Iowa Wills

Iowa Code Chapter 633 Subchapter VI

Iowa Will Age Requirements

Age Requirements: State code specifies that “any person of age” can dispose of property by creating a will but the code does not mention the exact 18 to which it refers. Most competent council believe the age is 18 years or older.. The testator can discharge all property but must reserve enough to pay the debts and expenses of the estate. ¹

Iowa Will Witness Requirements

Will Witnessing Requirements: Any person who is sixteen years of age or older may be a witness to the will. The will must be signed by at least two persons who either witness the signing of the will by the testator or the testator’s acknowledgment of the signature on the will.

Iowa Self-Proved Wills

Iowa recognizes self-proved wills. A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved, by acknowledgment thereof by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state and under official seal.

Revoking An Iowa Will

A last will and testament may be revoked in its entirety or in part by being destroyed by the testator or by someone else at his or her direction, or by creating a subsequent will that is witnessed in the same manner as the original will.