Probate in Pottawattamie County

Probate Court Record

Pottawattamie County District Court

Pottawattamie County · 4th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Office

227 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51502

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Allowed

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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Pottawattamie County

Pearson Bollman Law

1415 28th Street, Suite 160, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Serves clients throughout Iowa from offices in West Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Bettendorf, and Milford. Guides personal representatives and successor trustees through probate and trust administration, represents families in will and trust disputes, and handles elder law and Medicaid planning. Also serves clients in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.

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1-515-727-0986

Phelan Tucker Law LLP

321 East Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52244

Serves the greater Iowa City area, including Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Mt. Pleasant, and Des Moines, from Iowa City. Handles estate and trust administration, estate and inheritance tax filings, disputed wills and elective-share litigation, and guardianships and conservatorships. In practice in Iowa City since 1906.

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1-319-354-1104

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