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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 879.21

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

When notice has been given to the attorney general under s. 879.03 (3) that a person domiciled in a foreign country, not represented by a consul, vice consul or consular agent, is interested in an estate, the attorney general shall appear for the person and be allowed compensation and necessary expenditures in the same manner as a guardian ad litem.