Free Iowa forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Iowa allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2Iowa Code § 144B.5Verified Jul 15, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.
Iowa treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultIowa Code § 633B.105Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed before a notaryIowa Code § 633B.105Verified Sep 18, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Iowa: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Iowa runs $3,140Estimate: 10 hours at $314, Clio's Iowa Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,710Estimate: 15 hours at $314, Clio's Iowa Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $864Estimate: 3 hours at $288, Clio's Iowa Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,728Estimate: 6 hours at $288, Clio's Iowa Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
Settling an estate in Iowa: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysIowa Code §§ 633.361, 633.364, 633.365 (§ 633.361 as amended by 2026 Acts, HF 2532, § 4)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsIowa Code §§ 633.230, 633.304, 633.410, 633.413, 633.425, 633.442Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
27 conservatorship firms in Iowa, by county and firm type.
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FirmMarshalltown, IA
Serves central Iowa from Marshalltown. Handles probate and formal estate administration, trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning including revocable, special needs, and Miller trusts. Both attorneys also practice agricultural and tax law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 6 more
FirmDavenport, IA
Serves Scott, Muscatine, and Clinton county communities from Davenport. Handles probate of estates, letters of administration and creditors' claims, guardianships and conservatorships, and Title XIX (Medicaid) planning for elderly clients. Attorneys Thomas Schebler and Thomas Wine have more than 50 years of combined experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 4 more
Solo PracticeCedar Rapids, IA
Serves Linn, Johnson, and Black Hawk counties from Cedar Rapids, with remote consultations elsewhere in Iowa. Handles uncontested probate and uncontested adult guardianships, and prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and special needs trusts for flat fees. A solo practice where Scott Shoemaker handles every file personally.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 2 more
FirmDavenport, IA
Serves the greater Quad City area from Davenport. Works with executors through probate (inventorying assets, paying debts and taxes, distributing to beneficiaries) and guides trustees through trust administration; also prepares wills, trusts, and special needs trusts. All attorneys are licensed in Iowa and Illinois.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
FirmCouncil Bluffs, IA
Serves Pottawattamie County from Council Bluffs, a few blocks from the county courthouse, and also handles probate and estate matters in Nebraska. Guides personal representatives through probate, from the petition to admit the will through creditor notices, court reports, and the final accounting, and helps trustees administer trusts. Opened in 1952 by Maynard Telpner.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
Solo PracticeFort Dodge, IA
Serves Webster, Calhoun, Humboldt, Greene, Hamilton, and Boone counties from Fort Dodge. Handles probate and estate administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate tax matters, along with wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Founded by attorney Charles A. Walker in 1984.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmWest Des Moines, IA
Serves the greater Des Moines area and clients across Iowa from West Des Moines. Handles probate and estate and trust administration, from collecting assets and paying liabilities to distribution, along with guardianships and conservatorships. Five attorneys; hospital, home and care-facility visits available by appointment.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more