2016 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
879. Probate — notice, appearance, appeal and miscellaneous procedure.
879.11 Notice requirement satisfied by appearance.

WI Stat § 879.11 (2016) What's This?

879.11 Notice requirement satisfied by appearance. An appearance by a person who is not a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the person. An appearance by a guardian of the estate is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian and upon the guardian's ward. An appearance by a guardian ad litem is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian ad litem and except at a hearing to prove a will or for administration is equivalent to timely service of notice upon those whom the guardian ad litem represents. An appearance by an attorney, or an attorney-in-fact, for a person in the military service is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the attorney or attorney-in-fact but does not satisfy a requirement for notice to the person in the military service.

History: 1991 a. 220; 1993 a. 486; 2005 a. 387.

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