The petition for administration shall comply with s. 879.01 and in addition shall state:

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 856.09

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
   (1)   The name, age, domicile, post-office address and date of death of the decedent;
   (2)   That the decedent left property requiring administration;
   (3)   Whether the decedent left a will and the date of execution of the will;
   (4)   The name and post-office address of the person named in the will to act as personal representative;
   (5)   The name and post-office address of the person named as testamentary trustee in the will;
   (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.