2010 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 701. Trusts.
701.24 Applicability.

701.24

701.24 Applicability.

701.24(1)

(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) and s. 701.19 (9) (a), ss. 701.01 to 701.19, 701.21, 701.22, and 701.23 are applicable to a trust existing on July 1, 1971, as well as a trust created after such date, and shall govern trustees acting under such trusts. If application of any provision of ss. 701.01 to 701.19, 701.21, 701.22, and 701.23 to a trust in existence on August 1, 1971, is unconstitutional, it shall not affect application of the provision to a trust created after that date.

701.24(2)

(2) Section 701.20 applies to every trust or decedent's estate existing on May 17, 2005, and to every trust or decedent's estate created or coming into existence after that date, except as otherwise expressly provided in s. 701.20 or by the decedent's will or the terms of the trust. With respect to a trust or decedent's estate existing on May 17, 2005, s. 701.20 (5) to (30) shall apply at the beginning of the trust's or estate's first accounting period, as defined in s. 701.20 (2) (a), that begins on or after May 17, 2005.

701.24(3)

(3) Sections 701.06 (6) (b), (c), and (d) and 701.19 (10) are applicable to a trust existing on April 11, 2006, as well as a trust created after that date, and shall govern trustees acting under such trusts. If application of any provision of s. 701.06 (6) (b), (c), or (d) or 701.19 (10) to a trust in existence on April 11, 2006, is unconstitutional, it shall not affect application of the provision to a trust created after that date.

701.24 - ANNOT.

History: 1971 c. 66; 1977 c. 309; 2005 a. 10, 216.