PROBATE AND TRANSFERS AT DEATH

Construction:

After-acquired property, 853.29

Applicability of general rules for transfers at death, 853.41

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, 854.08

Petition, notice, 863.21

Presumption that entire interest passes, 853.31

Reference to acts or events, 853.325

Reference to other documents, 853.32

Securities as specific gifts, 853.33, 854.11

Contests:

Attorney 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, 854.06

Declaratory judgment for construction, 806.04

Delivery to court after death, duty and liability, 856.05

Disclaimer of transfers by, 853.40, 854.13

Discovery proceedings, 879.61

Disinheritance from intestate share by will, 852.10

Divorce, automatic revocation, 853.11 (3), 854.15

Domiciliary letters, persons entitled to, 856.21

Election against, see Probate and Transfers at Death-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

Family rights, see Probate and Transfers at Death-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

Guardian, nomination, 880.09 (5)

Homicide, killer not to be beneficiary, 853.11 (3m), 854.14

Insurance on property, proceeds, non-ademption, 854.08

Insurance or annuity, effect of will on, 853.17, 853.18

Issue:

After-born or omitted, 853.25

Predeceased beneficiary, issue take, 853.27

Joint wills, 853.13

Lapsed devise or bequest, 853.27

Legacy, unclaimed, disposition, 863.39

Life insurance, effect of will provision changing beneficiary, 853.17

Living trusts, see Trusts, under this subhead

Living will, see Declaration to Physicians

Lost will, how proved, 856.17

Marriage, subsequent to execution, effect, 853.11 (2)

Marriage annulment, automatic revocation, 853.11 (3), 854.15

Non-ademption of specific gifts, 853.35, 854.08

Nonresidents execution, within this state, 853.05

Order admitting, 856.19

Powers of appointment:
See also Powers of Appointment

Intent to exercise, 702.03 (2)

Presumption that instrument passes all of testator's interest in property, 853.31

Probate of wills, see Probate and Transfers at Death-13. Opening Estates

Proof of will:

After letters issued, 857.19

Lost or destroyed, 856.17

Necessary to pass estate, 856.13

Outside county, 856.15 (2) to (4)

Uncontested will, 856.15

Proxy, signing by, 853.03

Revival of revoked instrument, 853.11 (6)

Revocation, 853.01, 853.11

Safekeeping in court, 853.09, 856.03

Sale of subject of specific gift prior to death, 854.08

Securities, 853.33, 854.11

Self-proved will, form, 853.04

Special provisions, restriction on personal representative's power to sell, mortgage or lease, effect, 860.11

Suppressing or secreting will, penalty, 856.05 (3)

Testamentary guardian, nomination, 880.09 (5)

Trusts:

Living trusts, effect of wills on transfers to, 701.08

Testamentary trustees, transfers to, 701.09

Testamentary trusts, 701.16

Witnesses, 853.03, 853.07