Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 861 > Subchapter I – Interest in Marital Property
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| § 861.01 | Ownership of marital property at death |
| § 861.015 | Satisfaction of nonholding spouse’s marital property interest in certain business property |
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 861 > Subchapter I - Interest in Marital Property
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01