861.09 Right of election by or on behalf of surviving spouse. The surviving spouse must be living in order for an election to be filed. If the surviving spouse does not personally file the election, it may be filed on the surviving spouse's behalf by the spouse's conservator, guardian or guardian ad litem, or by an agent of the spouse acting under a power of attorney.
History: 1997 a. 188.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 861 - Probate — family rights.
861.01 - Ownership of marital property at death.
861.02 - Deferred marital property elective share amount.
861.05 - Augmented deferred marital property estate: calculation of property interests.
861.06 - Satisfaction of deferred marital property elective share amount.
861.07 - Personal liability of recipients.
861.08 - Proceeding for election; time limit.
861.09 - Right of election by or on behalf of surviving spouse.
861.10 - Waiver of right to elect; failure to elect.
861.11 - Protection of payers and other 3rd parties.
861.17 - Rights in property transferred in fraud of surviving spouse.
861.20 - Surviving spouse's right in nondomiciliary decedent's real property in this state.
861.21 - Assignment of home to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
861.31 - Allowance to family during administration.
861.33 - Selection of personalty by surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
861.41 - Exemption of property to be assigned to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
861.43 - Authority and powers of conservator, guardian or agent.