857.04 Distribution of marital and other expenses.
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the personal representative shall pay expenses of administration out of the decedent's interests in marital property and in property other than marital property on a prorated basis according to the value of those interests.
(2) To the extent possible, the personal representative shall pay special expenses attributable to the management and control of marital property from the marital property generating the expenses, and special expenses attributable to the management and control of the decedent's property other than marital property from the other property generating the expenses.
History: 1983 a. 186.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 857 - Powers and duties of personal representatives.
857.01 - Ownership in personal representative; management and control.
857.015 - Management and control of certain business property by holding spouse.
857.03 - Powers and duties of personal representative; in general.
857.035 - Disposition of patient health care records.
857.04 - Distribution of marital and other expenses.
857.05 - Allowances to personal representative for expenses and services.
857.07 - Allowances to personal representative for costs.
857.09 - Procedure which may be followed when personal representative fails to perform.
857.10 - Failure to comply with certain statutes.
857.11 - Ordering personal representative to appear; costs.
857.13 - Powers of surviving personal representative.
857.15 - When personal representative removed, resigns.
857.17 - Validity of acts of personal representative prior to removal.
857.19 - When will proved after letters issued.
857.21 - Appointment of successor personal representative.
857.23 - Rights and powers of successor personal representative.
857.25 - Continuation of business.
857.27 - Personal representatives or trustees may form corporation or limited liability company.
857.29 - Personal representative may plat land.