Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 851 - Probate — definitions and general provisions.

851.002 - Definitions. - 851.002 Definitions. The definitions in ss. 851.01 to 851.31 apply...

851.01 - Administration. - 851.01 Administration. “Administration" means any proceeding relating to a decedent's...

851.03 - Beneficiary. - 851.03 Beneficiary. “Beneficiary" means any person nominated in a will...

851.035 - Conscious presence. - 851.035 Conscious presence. “Conscious presence" means within the range of...

851.04 - Court. - 851.04 Court. “Court" means the circuit court or judge assigned...

851.05 - Decedent. - 851.05 Decedent. “Decedent" means the deceased person whose estate is...

851.055 - Deferred marital property. - 851.055 Deferred marital property. “Deferred marital property" means any property...

851.06 - Determination date. - 851.06 Determination date. “Determination date" has the meaning given under...

851.065 - Devise. - 851.065 Devise. “Devise," when used as a noun, means a...

851.07 - Distributee. - 851.07 Distributee. “Distributee" means any person to whom property of...

851.08 - Domestic partner. - 851.08 Domestic partner. “Domestic partner" has the meaning given in...

851.09 - Heir. - 851.09 Heir. “Heir" means any person, including the surviving spouse,...

851.11 - Intestate succession. - 851.11 Intestate succession. “Intestate succession" means succession to title to...

851.13 - Issue. - 851.13 Issue. “Issue" means children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and lineal descendants...

851.15 - Mortgage. - 851.15 Mortgage. “Mortgage" means any agreement or arrangement in which...

851.17 - Net estate. - 851.17 Net estate. “Net estate" means all property subject to...

851.19 - Person. - 851.19 Person. “Person" includes natural persons, corporations and other organizations.

851.21 - Person interested. - 851.21 Person interested. (1) Who are “persons interested". The following...

851.23 - Personal representative. - 851.23 Personal representative. “Personal representative" means any person to whom...

851.27 - Property. - 851.27 Property. “Property" means any interest, legal or equitable, in...

851.29 - Sale. - 851.29 Sale. “Sale" includes an option or agreement to transfer...

851.295 - Surviving domestic partner. - 851.295 Surviving domestic partner. “Surviving domestic partner" means a person...

851.30 - Surviving spouse. - 851.30 Surviving spouse. (1) Subject to sub. (2), “surviving spouse"...

851.31 - Will. - 851.31 Will. Unless the context or subject matter indicates otherwise,...

851.40 - Basis for attorney fees. - 851.40 Basis for attorney fees. (1) Any attorney performing services...

851.50 - Status of adopted persons. - 851.50 Status of adopted persons. The status of adopted persons...

851.55 - Simultaneous death. - 851.55 Simultaneous death. The transfer of or title to property...

851.70 - Presumption in favor of orders. - 851.70 Presumption in favor of orders. When the validity of...

851.71 - Appointment and compensation of registers in probate. - 851.71 Appointment and compensation of registers in probate. (1) In...

851.72 - Duties of registers in probate. - 851.72 Duties of registers in probate. The register in probate...

851.73 - Powers of registers in probate. - 851.73 Powers of registers in probate. (1) The register in...

851.74 - Fees in probate matters. - 851.74 Fees in probate matters. The fees of the register...

851.75 - Register in probate may be appointed deputy clerk. - 851.75 Register in probate may be appointed deputy clerk. With...