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IA Code › Title XIV › Chapter 557 › Section 557.2

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The term “heirs” or other technical words of inheritance are not necessary to create and convey an estate in fee simple.

[C51, §1200; R60, §2208; C73, §1929; C97, §2913; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10041; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.2]

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