Section 633.342. Appointment of temporary administrator pending administration.

  1.  When, from any cause, probate of a will or administration cannot be immediately granted, a temporary administrator may be appointed to collect, manage, preserve and dispose of the property of the deceased, as the court may prescribe, and no appeal from such appointment shall prevent the administrator’s proceeding in the discharge of the administrator’s duties.

  2.  Such temporary administrator shall make and file an inventory of the property of the deceased in the same manner as is required of personal representative, and shall preserve such property from injury, and may do all needful acts under the direction of the court, including the sale of property and the payment of claims as directed by the court. Upon the granting of administration, the powers of the temporary administrator shall cease, and the administration of the estate shall be transferred to the personal representative to whom letters are granted.

[C51, §1320 – 1324; R60, §2352 – 2356; C73, §2357 – 2361; C97, §3299, 3300; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11885, 11886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.41, 633.42; C66, §633.342, 633.343; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.342]