Iowa Code
Chapter 633B - POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Section 633B.212 - Claims and litigation.

633B.212 Claims and litigation.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to section 633B.201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
1. Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including but not limited to an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.
2. Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation.
3. Seek an attachment, garnishment, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.
4. Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation.
5. Submit to alternative dispute resolution, or settle, propose, or accept a compromise.
6. Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal’s behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.
7. Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.
8. Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation.
9. Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
2014 Acts, ch 1078, §37
Referred to in §633B.201, 633B.202, 633B.203

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Iowa Code

Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Chapter 633B - POWERS OF ATTORNEY

Section 633B.1 - When power of attorney not affected by disability.

Section 633B.2 - Other powers of attorney not revoked until notice of death or disability.

Section 633B.101 - Title.

Section 633B.102 - Definitions.

Section 633B.103 - Applicability.

Section 633B.104 - Durability of power of attorney.

Section 633B.105 - Execution.

Section 633B.106 - Validity.

Section 633B.107 - Meaning and effect.

Section 633B.108 - Nomination of conservator or guardian — relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary.

Section 633B.109 - When power of attorney effective.

Section 633B.110 - Termination — power of attorney or agent authority.

Section 633B.111 - Coagents and successor agents.

Section 633B.112 - Reimbursement and compensation of agent.

Section 633B.113 - Agent’s acceptance.

Section 633B.114 - Agent’s duties.

Section 633B.115 - Exoneration of agent.

Section 633B.116 - Judicial relief.

Section 633B.117 - Agent’s liability.

Section 633B.118 - Agent’s resignation — notice.

Section 633B.119 - Acknowledged power of attorney — acceptance and reliance.

Section 633B.120 - Refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney — liability.

Section 633B.121 - Principles of law and equity.

Section 633B.122 - Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities.

Section 633B.123 - Remedies under other law.

Section 633B.201 - Authority — specific and general.

Section 633B.202 - Incorporation of authority.

Section 633B.203 - Construction of authority generally.

Section 633B.204 - Real property.

Section 633B.205 - Tangible personal property.

Section 633B.206 - Stocks and bonds.

Section 633B.207 - Commodities and options.

Section 633B.208 - Banks and other financial institutions.

Section 633B.209 - Operation of entity or business.

Section 633B.210 - Insurance and annuities.

Section 633B.211 - Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.

Section 633B.212 - Claims and litigation.

Section 633B.213 - Personal and family maintenance.

Section 633B.214 - Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.

Section 633B.215 - Retirement plans.

Section 633B.216 - Taxes.

Section 633B.217 - Gifts.

Section 633B.301 - Power of attorney — form.

Section 633B.302 - Agent’s certification — optional form.

Section 633B.401 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 633B.402 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Section 633B.403 - Effect on existing powers of attorney.