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2025 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 856 - Opening estates.
856.16 - Self-proved will.
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WI Stat § 856.16 (2025)
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856.16 Self-proved will.
(1) Unless there is proof of fraud or forgery in connection with the affidavit, if a will includes an affidavit in substantially the form under s. 853.04 (1) or (2), all of the following apply:
(a) The will is conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with s. 853.03.
(b) Other requirements related to the valid execution of the will are rebuttably presumed.
(c) A signature affixed to the affidavit is considered a signature affixed to the will, if necessary to prove the due execution of the will.
(2) Admission of a will under s. 856.13 or 856.15 is not dependent on the existence of a valid affidavit under s. 853.04.
History: 1997 a. 188; 2005 a. 216.
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