Wisconsin Statutes 856.21 – Persons entitled to domiciliary letters
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Letters shall be granted to one or more of the persons hereinafter mentioned, who are not disqualified, in the following order:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 856.21
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- 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
(1) The person named in the will to act as personal representative.
(2) Any person interested in the estate or the person’s nominee within the discretion of the court.
(3) Any person whom the court selects.