Probate in Henry County, Iowa
When someone who lived in Henry County dies, probate is handled by the county probate court. This page points you to that court and summarizes the Iowa rules that apply — the small-estate threshold, the key deadlines, and the instruments Iowa uses. For your own dates and numbers, use the free calculators linked below.
Where to file
Probate is filed in Henry County, where the person who died last lived. Local forms, e-filing rules, and scheduling vary by county — confirm with the county probate court.
Find your court — Iowa Judicial Branch — Court DirectoryDoes this estate need full probate?
Iowa lets smaller estates skip full probate using the Administration of small estates (Iowa Code ch. 635) for estates up to $200,000.
Check your estate Source — Iowa Code §635.1 ($200k gross probate assets; deaths on/after 7/1/2020)Key probate deadlines in Iowa
- Lodge the will with the court
- No fixed statutory deadline — varies, confirm with the probate court.
- File the estate inventory
- 90 days after appointment as personal representative
- Creditor-claim period closes
- 4 months after first publication of the notice to creditors (outer bar: 24 months from death)
Good to know in Iowa
- The court empowers the personal representative with Letters Testamentary / Letters of Administration.
- The estate closes with the Final Report.
- Iowa inheritance tax was repealed for deaths on or after Jan 1, 2025 — no state death tax.
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