851.31 Will. Unless the context or subject matter indicates otherwise, “will" includes a codicil and any document incorporated by reference in a testamentary document under s. 853.32 (1) or (2). “Will" does not include a copy, unless the copy has been proven as a will under s. 856.17, but “will" does include a properly executed duplicate original.
History: 1997 a. 188; 2005 a. 216.
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.