851.09 Heir. “Heir" means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to an interest in property of a decedent. The state is an heir of the decedent and a person interested under s. 45.51 (10) and (11) when the decedent was a member of a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 at the time of the decedent's death.
History: 1973 c. 333 s. 201m; 1993 a. 486; 1999 a. 63; 2005 a. 22.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 851 - Probate — definitions and general provisions.
851.055 - Deferred marital property.
851.11 - Intestate succession.
851.23 - Personal representative.
851.295 - Surviving domestic partner.
851.40 - Basis for attorney fees.
851.50 - Status of adopted persons.
851.70 - Presumption in favor of orders.
851.71 - Appointment and compensation of registers in probate.
851.72 - Duties of registers in probate.
851.73 - Powers of registers in probate.