Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 856 - Opening estates.

856.01 - Jurisdiction. - 856.01 Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of a proceeding for administration of...

856.03 - Wills in court for safekeeping. - 856.03 Wills in court for safekeeping. If a will has...

856.05 - Delivery of will to court. - 856.05 Delivery of will to court. (1) Duty and liability...

856.07 - Who may petition for administration. - 856.07 Who may petition for administration. (1) Generally. Petition for...

856.09 - Petition for administration, contents. - 856.09 Petition for administration, contents. The petition for administration shall...

856.11 - Notice of hearing on petition for administration. - 856.11 Notice of hearing on petition for administration. When a...

856.13 - Will must be proved; informal probate. - 856.13 Will must be proved; informal probate. No will shall...

856.15 - Proof of will and proof of heirs where uncontested. - 856.15 Proof of will and proof of heirs where uncontested....

856.16 - Self-proved will. - 856.16 Self-proved will. (1) Unless there is proof of fraud...

856.17 - Missing will, how proved. - 856.17 Missing will, how proved. If any will is lost,...

856.19 - Order admitting will. - 856.19 Order admitting will. Every will, when admitted to probate...

856.21 - Persons entitled to domiciliary letters. - 856.21 Persons entitled to domiciliary letters. Letters shall be granted...

856.23 - Persons who are disqualified. - 856.23 Persons who are disqualified. (1) A person including the...

856.25 - Bond of personal representative. - 856.25 Bond of personal representative. (1) Generally. A person shall...

856.27 - Appointment of special administrator if appointment of personal representative is delayed. - 856.27 Appointment of special administrator if appointment of personal representative...

856.29 - Letters issued to trustee of testamentary trust. - 856.29 Letters issued to trustee of testamentary trust. If the...

856.31 - Selection of attorney to represent estate. - 856.31 Selection of attorney to represent estate. Whenever a corporate...