PROBATE

  Transfer by affidavit, 867.03

  Medical assistance recipients, 867.035

Special administrator:

  Accounting, 867.21

  Bond, 867.13

  Compensation, 867.19

  Grounds for appointment, 867.07

  Letters, 867.15

  Notice of hearing on petition for appointment, 867.11

  Powers, duties and liabilities, 867.17

  Termination of authority, discharge, 867.21

  Who may petition for appointment, 867.09

Termination of joint tenancy and life estate, 867.04

probate 17. wills 17. Wills
Generally Ch. 853

Ademption by extinction, abolishment in certain cases, 853.35

Admission to probate, notation on will, 856.19

Adopted persons, 851.51

Advancements, 853.19

After-acquired property, 853.29

After-born children:

  Class gift, inclusion, 700.12

  Omission from will, 853.25

Anatomical gifts, 157.06 (2)

Ancillary administration, 868.03

Annuity contract, effect of will provision changing beneficiary, 853.17

Anti-lapse statute, 853.27

Attestation, 853.03, 853.07

Basic wills, statutory form:

  Contents, 853.52

  Date of execution, 853.62

  Execution, 853.51

  Forms, 853.55, 853.56

  Mandatory clause, 853.60, 853.61

  Personal, recreational and household items, 853.57

  Property disposition clause, selection, 853.53

  Residuary estate, 853.58, 853.59

  Revision, 853.54

  Revocation, 853.54

Capacity to make or revoke, 853.01

Charges upon property, unaffected by ch. 777, 777.29

Children:

  Born or adopted after making of will, 777.41, 853.25

  Omitted by mistake, 853.25

Codicil included, 990.01 (47)

Construction:

  After-acquired property, 853.29

  Contractual, when, 853.13

  Declaratory judgment, 806.04

  Equitable election in certain cases, 853.15

  Non-ademption of specific gifts in certain cases, 853.35

  Petition, notice, 863.21

  Securities construed as specific gifts, 853.33, 853.35 (6)

  Testator's entire interest passes, 853.31

Contests:

  Attorney's fees, 879.37

  Costs, 879.35

  Settlement between claimants, 879.59

Contractual, when, 853.13

Copy sent to all persons interested, exception, 856.11

Court, delivery to:

  Deposit prior to death, 853.09

  Obligation at death, 856.03

Custodian's duty and liability, 856.05 (1)

Death of beneficiary, rights of issue, 853.27

Declaratory judgment for construction, 806.04

Deferred marital property, election, equitable election doctrine, 861.02

Delivery to court after death, duty and liability, 856.05

Disclaimer of transfers by, 853.40

Discovery proceedings, 879.61

Divorce, automatic revocation, 853.11 (3)

Domiciliary letters, persons entitled to, 856.21

Effective date of probate laws, 851.001

Election against, see Probate - 8. Family Rights

Equitable election if will disposes of property belonging to beneficiary, 853.15

Escheats, no known heirs, 852.01 (3)

Estate tail becomes fee simple, effect of gift over after attempted estate tail, 700.08

Execution of will:

  Nonresidents within this state, 853.05

  Outside the state, 853.05

  Witnesses, 853.03, 853.07

Exoneration of encumbered property, 863.13

Family rights, see Probate - 8. Family Rights

Foreign probate, assignment of local property by Wis. court, 868.05

Foreign wills, 853.05

  Probate of foreign wills, uniform act, 868.01

Foreign trust company as executor or trustee, 223.12

Fractional shares, value used in distribution, 863.16

Future interests, transferability, 700.07

Gifts: