2011 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 856. Opening estates.
856.09 Petition for administration, contents.

856.09

856.09 Petition for administration, contents. The petition for administration shall comply with s. 879.01 and in addition shall state:

856.09(1)

(1) The name, age, domicile, post-office address and date of death of the decedent;

856.09(2)

(2) That the decedent left property requiring administration;

856.09(3)

(3) Whether the decedent left a will and the date of execution of the will;

856.09(4)

(4) The name and post-office address of the person named in the will to act as personal representative;

856.09(5)

(5) The name and post-office address of the person named as testamentary trustee in the will;

856.09(6)

(6) The name and post-office address of the person for whom letters are asked and the facts which show the person's eligibility for appointment as personal representative.

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History: 1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 102.

856.09 - ANNOT.

Cross-reference: See s. 863.23 providing for a petition for determination of heirship in a petition for administration.

856.09 - ANNOT.

Cross-reference: See s. 879.25 for requirement of filing of an affidavit as to military service.

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Cross-reference: See ss. 813.22 to 813.34, Uniform Absence as Evidence of Death and Absentee's Property Act, for a procedure for determining the fact of death when evidence is not available.