Iowa § 252.13 - 252.13 Recovery by county.
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§ 252.13. 252.13 Recovery by county.
Any county having expended money for the assistance or support of a poor person under this chapter, may recover the money as follows: 1. If the poor person is living, from the person if the person becomes able, by action brought within two years after the person becomes able. 2. a. If the poor person is deceased, from the person’s estate, by filing the claim as provided by law. b. There shall be allowed against the person’s estate a claim of the sixth class for that portion of the liability to the county which exceeds the total amount of all claims of the first through the fifth classes, inclusive, as defined in section 633.425, which are allowed against that estate. [C51, §806; R60, §1374; C73, §1350; C97, §2222; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5309; C39, §3828.085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.13] 92 Acts, ch 1212, §11; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §54; 2015 Acts, ch 14, §1 Referred to in §252.14 Claims against estate, §633.410 et seq. Thu Dec 11 19:14:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 252.13 (21, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 252.13 cover?
Section 252.13 ("252.13 Recovery by county.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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