857.35 Notification of spouse. If a personal representative who is not a surviving spouse becomes aware that any beneficiary other than the surviving spouse is designated to receive more than 50 percent of the proceeds of any life insurance policy or deferred employment benefit plan, the personal representative shall give the surviving spouse written information sufficient to identify the policy or plan and any beneficiary thereof. A surviving spouse may recover life insurance proceeds and deferred employment benefits under s. 766.70 (6).
History: 1983 a. 186; 1985 a. 37 s. 187.
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.