Ask a will, trust or estate question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified estate & trust lawyers.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 865.09

  • Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Probate: Proving a will
   (1)    A personal representative to whom letters have been issued by the probate registrar and whose letters have not been revoked has all the powers of a personal representative to whom letters have been issued by the court.
   (2)   The duties and powers of a personal representative appointed under this chapter commence upon the personal representative’s appointment. The personal representative’s powers relate back in time to acts by the personal representative prior to appointment which are beneficial to the estate.