Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 54 - Guardianships and conservatorships.
54.898 - Uniformity of application and construction.

54.898 Uniformity of application and construction. Sections 54.854 to 54.898 shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of ss. 54.854 to 54.898 among states enacting it.
History: 1987 a. 191; 2005 a. 387 s. 549; Stats. 2005 s. 54.898.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 54 - Guardianships and conservatorships.

54.01 - Definitions.

54.10 - Appointment of guardian.

54.12 - Exceptions to appointment of guardian.

54.15 - Selection of guardian; nominations; preferences; other criteria.

54.18 - General duties and powers of guardian; limitations; immunity.

54.19 - Duties of guardian of the estate.

54.20 - Powers of guardian of the estate.

54.21 - Petition to transfer ward's assets to another.

54.22 - Petition for authority to sell, mortgage, pledge, lease, or exchange ward's property.

54.25 - Duties and powers of guardian of the person.

54.26 - Guardian training requirements.

54.30 - Jurisdiction and venue.

54.34 - Petition for guardianship or for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship.

54.36 - Examination of proposed ward.

54.38 - Notice.

54.40 - Guardian ad litem; appointment; duties; termination.

54.42 - Rights of proposed ward or ward.

54.44 - Hearing.

54.46 - Disposition of petition.

54.47 - Lis pendens, void contracts.

54.48 - Protective placement and protective services.

54.50 - Temporary guardianships.

54.52 - Standby guardianship.

54.54 - Successor guardian.

54.60 - Inventory.

54.62 - Accounts.

54.625 - Transfer of guardianship funds of a Menominee.

54.63 - Expansion of order of guardianship; procedure.

54.64 - Review of incompetency and termination of guardianship.

54.66 - Final accounts.

54.68 - Review of conduct of guardian.

54.72 - Guardian compensation and reimbursement.

54.74 - Compensation of guardian ad litem.

54.75 - Access to court records.

54.76 - Conservator; appointment; duties and powers; termination.

54.850 - Definitions.

54.852 - United States uniform veterans guardianship act.

54.854 - Uniform transfers to minors act; definitions.

54.856 - Scope and jurisdiction.

54.858 - Nomination of custodian.

54.860 - Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment.

54.862 - Transfer authorized by will or trust.

54.864 - Other transfer by fiduciary.

54.866 - Transfer by obligor.

54.868 - Receipt for custodial property.

54.870 - Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control.

54.872 - Single custodianship.

54.874 - Validity and effect of transfer.

54.876 - Care of custodial property.

54.878 - Powers of custodian.

54.880 - Use of custodial property.

54.882 - Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond.

54.884 - Exemption of 3rd person from liability.

54.886 - Liability to 3rd persons.

54.888 - Renunciation, resignation, death or removal of custodian; designation of successor custodian.

54.890 - Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian.

54.892 - Termination of custodianship.

54.894 - Applicability.

54.896 - Effect on existing custodianships.

54.898 - Uniformity of application and construction.

54.92 - Uniform securities ownership by minors act.

54.93 - Securities ownership by incompetents and spendthrifts.

54.950 - Definitions.

54.952 - Custodial trust; general.

54.954 - Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer.

54.956 - Form and effect of receipt and acceptance by custodial trustee, jurisdiction.

54.958 - Transfer to custodial trustee by fiduciary or obligor; facility of payment.

54.960 - Multiple beneficiaries; separate custodial trusts; survivorship.

54.962 - General duties of custodial trustee.

54.964 - General powers of custodial trustee.

54.966 - Use of custodial trust property.

54.968 - Determination of incapacity; effect.

54.970 - Exemption of 3rd person from liability.

54.972 - Liability to 3rd person.

54.974 - Declination, resignation, incapacity, death or removal of custodial trustee, designation of successor custodial trustee.

54.976 - Expenses, compensation and bond of custodial trustee.

54.978 - Reporting and accounting by custodial trustee; determination of liability of custodial trustee.

54.980 - Limitations of action against custodial trustee.

54.982 - Distribution on termination.

54.984 - Methods and forms for creating custodial trusts.

54.986 - Applicable law.

54.988 - Uniformity of application and construction.