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853.01 - Capacity to make or revoke a will. - 853.01 Capacity to make or revoke a will. Any person...
853.03 - Execution of wills. - 853.03 Execution of wills. Every will in order to be...
853.04 - Self-proved will. - 853.04 Self-proved will. (1) One-step procedure. A will may be...
853.05 - Execution of wills outside the state or by nonresidents within this state. - 853.05 Execution of wills outside the state or by nonresidents...
853.07 - Witnesses. - 853.07 Witnesses. (1) Any person who, at the time of...
853.09 - Deposit of will in circuit court during testator's lifetime. - 853.09 Deposit of will in circuit court during testator's lifetime....
853.11 - Revocation. - 853.11 Revocation. (1) Revocation by writing. (a) A will is...
853.12 - Premarital will or predomestic partnership will. - 853.12 Premarital will or predomestic partnership will. (1) Entitlement of...
853.13 - Contracts. - 853.13 Contracts. (1) A contract to make a will or...
853.15 - Equitable election if will attempts to dispose of property belonging to beneficiary. - 853.15 Equitable election if will attempts to dispose of property...
853.17 - Effect of will provision changing beneficiary of life insurance or annuity. - 853.17 Effect of will provision changing beneficiary of life insurance...
853.18 - Designation of beneficiary, payee or owner. - 853.18 Designation of beneficiary, payee or owner. (1) Except as...
853.19 - Advancement. - 853.19 Advancement. The effect of a lifetime gift by the...
853.25 - Unintentional failure to provide for issue of testator. - 853.25 Unintentional failure to provide for issue of testator. (1)...
853.27 - Lapse. - 853.27 Lapse. The rights under a will of a beneficiary...
853.29 - After-acquired property. - 853.29 After-acquired property. A will is presumed to pass all...
853.31 - Presumption that will passes all of testator's interest in property. - 853.31 Presumption that will passes all of testator's interest in...
853.32 - Effect of reference to another document. - 853.32 Effect of reference to another document. (1) Incorporation. (am)...
853.325 - Effect of reference to acts or events. - 853.325 Effect of reference to acts or events. A will...
853.33 - Gift of securities. - 853.33 Gift of securities. Section 854.11 governs gifts of securities...
853.34 - Transfers to testamentary trusts. - 853.34 Transfers to testamentary trusts. (1) Testamentary transfer to trust...
853.35 - Nonademption of specific gifts in certain instances. - 853.35 Nonademption of specific gifts in certain instances. The rights...
853.40 - Disclaimer. - 853.40 Disclaimer. A person to whom property would otherwise pass...
853.41 - Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. - 853.41 Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. Chapter 854...
853.50 - Definitions. - 853.50 Definitions. In ss. 853.50 to 853.62: (1) “By right...
853.51 - Execution of will. - 853.51 Execution of will. (1) The only method of executing...
853.52 - Contents of wills. - 853.52 Contents of wills. (1) There are 2 Wisconsin basic...
853.53 - Selection of property disposition clause. - 853.53 Selection of property disposition clause. If more than one...
853.54 - Revocation or revision. - 853.54 Revocation or revision. (1) A Wisconsin basic will or...
853.55 - Wisconsin basic will. - 853.55 Wisconsin basic will. The following is the form for...
853.56 - Wisconsin basic will with trust. - 853.56 Wisconsin basic will with trust. The following is the...
853.57 - Personal, recreational and household items. - 853.57 Personal, recreational and household items. The following is the...
853.58 - Residuary estate; basic will. - 853.58 Residuary estate; basic will. The following is the full...
853.59 - Residuary estate; basic will with trust. - 853.59 Residuary estate; basic will with trust. The following is...
853.60 - Mandatory clauses. - 853.60 Mandatory clauses. The Wisconsin basic will and basic will...
853.61 - Mandatory clauses; basic will with trust. - 853.61 Mandatory clauses; basic will with trust. The Wisconsin basic...
853.62 - Date of execution of will. - 853.62 Date of execution of will. Except as specifically provided...