PROBATE AND TRANSFERS AT DEATH

Remedies, creditors of certain heirs and legatees, 863.46

Right of retention, 863.15

Small estates:

Summary assignment, 867.02

Summary settlement, 867.01

Transfer by affidavit, 867.03

Ward's summary closing, 880.28

Specific property, distribution before final judgment, 863.01

Summary assignment, claims procedure not to impede, 859.51

Summary discontinuance of inactive estates, 863.49

Summary settlement, claims procedure not to impede, 859.51

Tombstone, allowance for, 863.09

Valuation used in distribution of assets, 863.19

Value used in distribution of fractional shares, 863.16

Ward, distribution to, notice of share to court appointing guardian, 863.43

PROBATE AND TRANSFERS AT DEATH 8. Family Rights 8. Family Rights
Generally, Ch. 861

Advance, allowance may be charged as, 861.31 (4)

Allowance for spouse and dependent children, 861.35

Allowance to family during administration, 861.31

Assignment of property to surviving spouse, exemption from creditors, 861.41

Creditors:

Allowances for spouse and dependent children considered, 861.35 (3)

Exemption of property to be assigned to surviving spouse, 861.41

Exemption from creditors of property to be assigned to surviving spouse, 861.41

Fraud of surviving spouse, transfer of rights in property, 861.17

Guardian, conservator or agent; authority and power to make election, 861.43

Marital property:
See also Marriage-3. Marital Property

Augmented deferred marital property estate, 861.03, 861.04, 861.05

Deferred marital property elective, 861.02

Definitions, 861.018

Home, assignment to spouse, 861.21

Ownership at death, 861.01

Personal liability of recipients, 861.07

Procedure for electing, 861.08

Right to elect, 861.09

Satisfaction of , 861.06

Third-party payers, liability, 861.11

Waiver of election, 861.10

Personalty, selection by surviving spouse or children 861.33

Property rights, transfer in fraud of surviving spouse, 861.17

Satisfaction of nonholding spouse's marital property interest in certain business property, 861.015

Surviving spouse:

Exemption from creditors of property to be assigned, 861.41

Right in nondomiciliary decedent's real property in this state, 861.20

Selection of personalty, 861.33

Probate and Transfers at Death 9. General Rules for Transfers at Death 9. General Rules for Transfers at Death
Generally, Ch. 854

Adopted person, status, 854.20, 854.21

Advancements, 854.09

Applicable law, 854.10

Classes of family beneficiaries, see Family members, under this subhead

Contest of governing instrument, penalty clauses against, 854.19

Definitions, 854.01

Divorce or dissolution of marriage, effect, 854.15

Encumbered property, no exoneration, 854.05

Failed transfers and residue, 854.07

Family members:

Persons included, 854.21

Transfers to groups or classes, 854.22

Nonademption of specific gifts in certain cases, 854.08

Order in which assets apportioned, abatement, 854.18

Predeceased transferee, 854.06

Representation, per stirpes, per capita; distributions by, 854.04

Scope of ch. 854, 854.02

Federal preemption, effect, 854.26

Securities, 854.11

Survival requirement, 854.03

Third-party liability:

Buyers of property, 854.24

Payers to beneficiaries, 854.23

Recipients not for value, 854.25

PROBATE AND TRANSFERS AT DEATH 10. Informal Administration 10. Informal Administration
Generally, Ch. 865

Applicability of, 865.01

Application, contents, 865.06

Appraisers, 865.12

Attorney fees, determination of reasonableness, 865.16 (1m)

Claims, personal representative may pay, 865.13

Closing estates by sworn statement, 865.16

Distributees, limitations on actions against, 865.19

Distribution:

Improper, liability of distributee, 865.14

Liability of distributees to claimants, 865.17

Purchasers from distributees protected, 865.15

Dormant estates, 863.35

Formal proceedings, nature, effect, 865.03

Fraud, effect, 865.031

Heirship, determination and proof, optional, 863.23

Incompetents, 880.04 (2m)

Interests in property not covered by sections 865.20 or 865.201, transfer, 865.202

Inventory, 858.01, 865.11