2018 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 701. Trusts.
701.0201 Role of court in administration of trust.
701.0201 Role of court in administration of trust.
(1) The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.
(2) Unless ordered by the court upon a petition of a settlor, trustee, or qualified beneficiary requesting continuing judicial supervision, a trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision.
(3) A judicial proceeding involving a trust or the trust's administration may involve any of the following:
(a) Determining the validity of all or any part of a trust.
(b) Appointing or removing a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.
(c) Appointing a representative or guardian ad litem, as provided in s. 701.0305, whether or not any other judicial proceeding concerning the trust is pending.
(d) Reviewing and approving a fee of a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.
(e) Approving interim or final accounts.
(f) Ascertaining trust beneficiaries.
(g) Determining the existence or nonexistence of any immunity, power, privilege, duty, or right.
(h) Requesting trustee instructions.
(i) Obtaining a declaratory judgment.
(j) Seeking reformation or other equitable relief with respect to a trust.
(k) Resolving a question arising in the administration of a trust, including a question of construction of a trust instrument.
(L) Determining any other matter involving a trustee, directing party, trust protector, or beneficiary.
History: 2013 a. 92.
