AB645-ASA1,8,33 854.13 (1) (c) "Power" has the meaning designated given in s. 702.01 (4).
AB645-ASA1, s. 27 4Section 27. 701.27 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 28 5Section 28. 701.27 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (title).
AB645-ASA1, s. 29 6Section 29. 701.27 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,8,168 854.13 (2) (a) In general. A person who is a an heir, recipient of property or
9beneficiary under a nontestamentary governing instrument, person succeeding to a
10disclaimed interest created by a nontestamentary instrument,
donee of a power
11created by nontestamentary a governing instrument, appointee under a power
12exercised by nontestamentary a governing instrument or, taker in default under a
13power created by nontestamentary a governing instrument, or person succeeding to
14disclaimed property
may disclaim any property or interest in property, including
15contingent or future interests or the right to receive discretionary distributions, by
16delivering a written instrument of disclaimer under this section.
AB645-ASA1, s. 30 17Section 30. 701.27 (2) (b) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (b)
18(title).
AB645-ASA1, s. 31 19Section 31. 701.27 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (b) and
20amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,9,221 854.13 (2) (b) Upon the death of a joint tenant that occurs on or after June 7,
221996
, a surviving joint tenant may disclaim any property or interest in property that
23would otherwise accrue to him or her by right of survivorship and that is the subject
24of the joint tenancy. A surviving joint tenant may disclaim the entire interest if he

1or she fulfills the requirements under section 2518 of the internal revenue code
by
2delivering a written instrument of disclaimer under this section
.
AB645-ASA1, s. 32 3Section 32. 701.27 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 33 4Section 33. 701.27 (2) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (c).
AB645-ASA1, s. 34 5Section 34. 701.27 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (d) and
6amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,9,117 854.13 (2) (d) Partial disclaimer. Property may be disclaimed in whole or in
8part, except that a partial disclaimer of property passing by nontestamentary a
9governing
instrument or by the exercise of a power may not be made if partial
10disclaimer is expressly prohibited by the governing instrument or by the instrument
11exercising the power.
AB645-ASA1, s. 35 12Section 35. 701.27 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (e).
AB645-ASA1, s. 36 13Section 36. 701.27 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (2) (h) and
14amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,9,2015 854.13 (2) (h) After death. A person's right to disclaim survives the person's
16death and may be exercised by the person's personal representative or special
17administrator upon receiving approval from the court having jurisdiction of the
18person's estate after hearing upon notice to all interested persons interested in the
19disclaimed property,
if the personal representative or special administrator has not
20taken any action which would bar the right to disclaim under sub. (7) (11).
AB645-ASA1, s. 37 21Section 37. 701.27 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3) (title).
AB645-ASA1, s. 38 22Section 38. 701.27 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3)
23(intro.) and amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,9,2424 854.13 (3) (intro.) The instrument of disclaimer shall do all of the following:
AB645-ASA1, s. 39
1Section 39. 701.27 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,10,33 854.13 (3) (a) Describe the property or interest disclaimed;.
AB645-ASA1, s. 40 4Section 40. 701.27 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3) (b) and
5amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,10,66 854.13 (3) (b) Declare the disclaimer and the extent of the disclaimer;.
AB645-ASA1, s. 41 7Section 41. 701.27 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3) (c) and
8amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,10,99 854.13 (3) (c) Be signed by the disclaimant; and.
AB645-ASA1, s. 42 10Section 42. 701.27 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (3) (d).
AB645-ASA1, s. 43 11Section 43. 701.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 44 12Section 44. 701.27 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (title).
AB645-ASA1, s. 45 13Section 45. 701.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (a) and
14amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,10,2415 854.13 (4) (a) (title) Disclaiming a present Present interest. An instrument
16disclaiming a present interest shall be executed and delivered not later than 9
17months after the effective date of the nontestamentary transfer under the governing
18instrument, except that, for. For cause shown, the period may be extended by a court
19of competent jurisdiction, either within or after the 9-month period, for such
20additional time as the court deems considers just. The effective date of a revocable
21instrument or contract is the date on which the person having the power to revoke
22no longer has the power to revoke it or to transfer to himself, herself or another
23person the equitable ownership of the property or interest which is the subject of the
24disclaimer.
AB645-ASA1, s. 46
1Section 46. 701.27 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (b) and
2amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,11,93 854.13 (4) (b) (title) Disclaiming a future Future interest. An instrument
4disclaiming a future interest shall be executed and delivered not later than 9 months
5after the event that determines that the taker of the property or interest is finally
6ascertained and his or her interest indefeasibly fixed, except that, for. For cause
7shown, the period may be extended by a court of competent jurisdiction, either within
8or after the 9-month period, for such additional time as the court deems considers
9just.
AB645-ASA1, s. 47 10Section 47. 701.27 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (c).
AB645-ASA1, s. 48 11Section 48. 701.27 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (d).
AB645-ASA1, s. 49 12Section 49. 701.27 (4) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (4) (e) and
13amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,11,1914 854.13 (4) (e) Interests arising by disclaimer. Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b),
15a person whose interest in property arises by disclaimer or by default of exercise of
16a power created by nontestamentary a governing instrument may disclaim at any
17time not later than 9 months after the day on which the prior instrument of
18disclaimer is delivered, or the date of death of the donee of the power, as the case may
19be
.
AB645-ASA1, s. 50 20Section 50. 701.27 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (5), and 854.13 (5)
21(a) (intro.), 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,11,2522 854.13 (5) (a) Delivery. (intro.) In addition to any requirements imposed by the
23creating governing instrument, the instrument of disclaimer is effective only if,
24within the time specified under sub. (4), it is delivered to and received by any of the
25following
:
AB645-ASA1,12,1
11. The transferor of the property or interest disclaimed, if living;.
AB645-ASA1,12,32 2. The personal representative or special administrator of the deceased
3transferor of the property; or.
AB645-ASA1, s. 51 4Section 51. 701.27 (6) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 52 5Section 52. 701.27 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (6) and
6amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,12,97 854.13 (6) Property not vested. The property or interest disclaimed under this
8section shall be deemed considered not to have been vested in, created in or
9transferred to the disclaimant.
AB645-ASA1, s. 53 10Section 53. 701.27 (6) (b) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (7) (title)
11and amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,12,1212 854.13 (7) (title) Devolution in general.
AB645-ASA1, s. 54 13Section 54. 701.27 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (7) (a) and
14amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,12,2415 854.13 (7) (a) Unless the transferor of the property or donee of the power has
16otherwise provided, the disclaimed property or interest disclaimed devolves as if the
17disclaimant had died before the decedent or before the effective date of the
18nontestamentary transfer under the governing instrument; or if. If the disclaimant
19is an appointee under a power exercised by nontestamentary a governing
20instrument, the disclaimed property devolves as if the disclaimant had died before
21the effective date of the exercise of the power; or if . If the disclaimant is a taker in
22default under a power created by nontestamentary a governing instrument, the
23disclaimed property devolves
as if the disclaimant had predeceased the donee of the
24power. This paragraph is subject to subs. (8), (9) and (10).
AB645-ASA1,13,9
1(b) A disclaimer relates back for all purposes to the effective date of the
2nontestamentary decedent's death or the effective date of the transfer under the
3governing
instrument; or if. If the disclaimant is an appointee under a power
4exercised by nontestamentary under a governing instrument, the disclaimer relates
5back
to the effective date of the exercise of the power; or if. If the disclaimant is a
6taker in default under a power created by nontestamentary a governing instrument,
7the disclaimer relates back to the last possible date for exercise of the power. A
8disclaimer of the future right to receive mandatory distributions of income or profits
9relates to the period stated in the disclaimer.
AB645-ASA1, s. 55 10Section 55. 701.27 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (10) and
11amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,13,1912 854.13 (10) (title) Future Devolution of disclaimed future interest. Unless
13the instrument creating the future interest manifests a contrary intent either
14expressly or as construed from extrinsic evidence
, a future interest limited to take
15effect in possession or enjoyment after the termination of the interest which is
16disclaimed takes effect as if the disclaimant had died before the effective date of the
17nontestamentary governing instrument or, if the disclaimant is an appointee under
18a power exercised by nontestamentary a governing instrument, as if the disclaimant
19had died before the effective date of the exercise of the power.
AB645-ASA1, s. 56 20Section 56. 701.27 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 57 21Section 57. 701.27 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (11), and 854.13
22(11) (a) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,13,2523 854.13 (11) (a) (title) Method Actions that bar disclaimer. (intro.) A person's
24right to disclaim property or an interest in property is barred by the person's any of
25the following
:
AB645-ASA1,14,2
11. Assignment The person's assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, pledge or
2transfer of the property or interest or a contract therefor;.
AB645-ASA1,14,33 2. Written The person's written waiver of the right to disclaim; or.
AB645-ASA1,14,54 3. Acceptance The person's acceptance of the property or interest or benefit of
5the property.
AB645-ASA1, s. 58 6Section 58. 701.27 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (12) (title).
AB645-ASA1, s. 59 7Section 59. 701.27 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 854.13 (12) (a) and
8amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,14,119 854.13 (12) (a) This section does not abridge affect the right of a person to
10waive, release, disclaim or renounce property or an interest in property under any
11other statute, the common law, or as provided in the creating instrument.
AB645-ASA1, s. 60 12Section 60. 701.27 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB645-ASA1, s. 61 13Section 61. 702.03 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB645-ASA1,14,1814 702.03 (1) Unless a contrary intention is found, if a governing instrument, as
15defined in s. 854.01, creating a power of appointment expressly requires that the
16power be exercised by any type of reference to the power or its source, it is presumed
17that the donor's intention in requiring the reference was to prevent an inadvertent
18exercise of the power. Extrinsic evidence may be used to show contrary intent.
AB645-ASA1, s. 62 19Section 62. 702.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,14,21 20702.08 Disclaimer of powers. The donee of any power may disclaim all or
21part of the power as provided under s. 701.27 or 853.40 854.13.
AB645-ASA1, s. 63 22Section 63. 702.22 of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,14,25 23702.22 Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. Chapter
24854 applies to transfers at death under an instrument that creates or exercises a
25power of appointment.
AB645-ASA1, s. 64
1Section 64. 705.09 of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,3 2705.09 Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. Chapter
3854 applies to transfers at death under this subchapter.
AB645-ASA1, s. 65 4Section 65. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 705 [precedes 705.20] of the
5statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,66 Chapter 705
AB645-ASA1,15,87 Subchapter II
8 nonprobate transfers at death
AB645-ASA1, s. 66 9Section 66. 705.20 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,1010 705.20 (3) Chapter 854 applies to transfers at death under this section.
AB645-ASA1, s. 67 11Section 67. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 705 [precedes 705.21] of the
12statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,1313 Chapter 705
AB645-ASA1,15,1614 Subchapter III
15 transfer on death
16 security registration
AB645-ASA1, s. 68 17Section 68. 705.31 of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,19 18705.31 Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. Chapter
19854 applies to transfers at death under this subchapter.
AB645-ASA1, s. 69 20Section 69. 706.105 of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,15,22 21706.105 Applicability of general transfers at death provisions. Chapter
22854 applies to transfers at death under a conveyance.
AB645-ASA1, s. 70 23Section 70. 766.575 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,16,424 766.575 (3) (b) If within 14 business days after receiving the notice of claim the
25trustee receives, as purporting to support the claim, a decree, marital property

1agreement or proof that a legal action has been commenced, including a copy of an
2election filed pursuant to s. 861.03 861.08 (1), to establish the validity of the claim,
3the trustee shall suspend distribution of the portion of the property to which the
4claim relates pending resolution of the validity of the claim.
AB645-ASA1, s. 71 5Section 71. 766.58 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,16,166 766.58 (3) (f) Providing that upon the death of either spouse any of either or
7both spouses' property, including after-acquired property, passes without probate to
8a designated person, trust or other entity by nontestamentary disposition. Any such
9provision in a marital property agreement is revoked upon dissolution of the
10marriage as provided in s. 767.266 (1). If a marital property agreement provides for
11the nontestamentary disposition of property, without probate, at the death of the 2nd
12spouse, at any time after the death of the first spouse the surviving spouse may
13amend the marital property agreement with regard to property to be disposed of at
14his or her death unless the marital property agreement expressly provides otherwise
15and except to the extent property is held in a trust expressly established under the
16marital property agreement.
AB645-ASA1, s. 72 17Section 72. 766.58 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB645-ASA1,16,1918 766.58 (3m) Chapter 854 applies to transfers at death under a marital property
19agreement.
AB645-ASA1, s. 73 20Section 73. 766.587 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,17,221 766.587 (6) Rights of surviving spouse. Notwithstanding the fact that an
22agreement under this section is in effect at, or has terminated before, the death of
23a spouse who is a party to the agreement, the surviving spouse may elect under ss.
24s. 861.02 (1) and 861.03. For the purpose of the election, in addition to the property
25described in s. 851.055, property acquired during marriage and after the

1determination date which would have been marital property but for the agreement
2is deferred marital property.
AB645-ASA1, s. 74 3Section 74. 766.589 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB645-ASA1,17,104 766.589 (7) Rights of surviving spouse. Notwithstanding the fact that an
5agreement under this section is in effect at, or has terminated before, the time of
6death of a spouse who is party to the agreement, the surviving spouse may elect
7under ss. s. 861.02 and 861.03. For the purpose of the election, in addition to the
8property described in s. 851.055, property acquired during marriage and after the
9determination date which would have been marital property but for the agreement
10is deferred marital property.
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