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Every source behind the Wisconsin guide

6 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 21 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The Wisconsin guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

Wis. Stat. § 867.03

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

867.03 Transfer by affidavit. 867.03(1c) (1c) Definition. In this section, "guardian" has the meaning given in s. 54.01 (10) or s. 880.01 (3) , 2003 stats. 867.03(1g) (1g) Generally. Except as provided in sub. (1h) and subject to subs. (1j) and (1p) , when a decedent leaves property subject to administration in this state that does not exceed $50,000 in gross value, any heir of the decedent, trustee of a revocable trust created by the decedent, a person named in the will to act as personal representative, or person who was guardian of the decedent at the time of the decedent's death may collect any money due the decedent, receive the property of the decedent, and have any evidence of interest, obligation to, or right of the decedent transferred to the affiant if the heir, trustee, person named in the will to act as personal representative, or guardian provides to the person owing the

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. § 867.03

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • affidavit gross-value threshold
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Simplified-procedure rule

Wis. Stat. § 867.01

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

867.01 Summary settlement of small estates. 867.02 Summary assignment of small estates subject to claims of creditors. 867.03 Transfer by affidavit. 867.04 Termination of joint tenancy and life estate. 867.045 Administrative joint tenancy or life estate termination for certain property. 867.046 Summary confirmation of interest in property. 867.05 Determination of descent of property. 867.07 Grounds for appointment of special administrator. 867.09 Who may petition for appointment of special administrator. 867.11 Notice of hearing on petition for appointment of special administrator. 867.13 Bond of special administrator. 867.15 Letters of special administration; no appeal. 867.17 Powers, duties and liabilities of special administrator. 867.19 Compensation of special administrator. 867.21 Termination of authority and discharge of special administrator. Ch.

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. § 867.01

Conditions checked against the live text

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  • summary-settlement family threshold
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Court cost rule

Wis. Stat. § 814.66(1)(a)2

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

814.66 Fees of register in probate. 814.66(1) (1) The register in probate shall collect the following fees: 814.66(1)(a) (a) 814.66(1)(a)2. 2. For filing a petition whereby any proceeding in estates of deceased persons is commenced, if the value of the property subject to administration, less encumbrances, liens, or charges, is $18,500 or less, a fee of $36 and, if more than $18,500, a fee of 0.2 percent of the value of the property subject to administration, less encumbrances, liens, or charges. The register in probate may not base a fee under this subdivision upon the value of property that is not subject to administration.

What this means: The page leads with text effective November 1, 2026 and separately prints the currently operative pre-November text. As of the dossier date, the $20 minimum / 0.2% schedule is operative.

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. § 814.66(1)(a)2

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • operative probate value fee
  • future November 2026 amendment
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Executor compensation rule

Wis. Stat. § 857.05

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

857.05 Allowances to personal representative for expenses and services. 857.05(1) (1) Expenses. The personal representative shall be allowed all necessary expenses in the care, management and settlement of the estate. 857.05(2) (2) Services. Subject to the approval of the court the personal representative shall be allowed for his or her services commissions computed on the inventory value of the property for which the personal representative is accountable less any mortgages or liens plus net principal gains in the estate proceedings at a rate of 2 percent or a rate that the decedent and the personal representative, or the persons who receive the majority interest in the estate and the personal representative, agree to in writing; and such further sums in cases of unusual difficulty or extraordinary services as the court determines reasonable.

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. § 857.05

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • two-percent inventory schedule
  • agreement and extraordinary services
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

Wis. Stat. §§ 859.01-.02

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

859.01 Time for filing claims. When an application for administration is filed, the court, or the probate registrar under informal administration proceedings, shall by order set a date as the deadline for filing a claim against the decedent's estate. The date shall be not less than 3 nor more than 4 months from the date of the order. If a claim is not filed by the deadline, the consequences provided in s. 859.02 apply. 859.01 History History: 1989 a. 96 ; 2005 a. 216 . 859.01 Annotation The statute of limitations concerning claims filed against an estate in probate may not be waived. Estate of Palmer, 68 Wis. 2d 101 , 227 N.W.2d 680 (1975). 859.02 859.02 Limitation on claims. 859.02(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s.

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. §§ 859.01-.02

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • court-order claim deadline
  • notice exception
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

Wis. Stat. § 859.48

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau · 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on September 4, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after September 4, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 9-4-26) · Verified August 9, 2026

859.48 Claims of creditors without notice. 859.48(1) (1) A claim not barred by s. 859.02 (1) because of the operation of s. 859.02 (2) (b) may be enforced only as provided in this section. 859.48(2) (2) The claimant shall file the claim in the court in which the estate is administered within one year after the decedent's death and within 30 days after the earlier of the following: 859.48(2)(a) (a) The date that the personal representative gives notice to the potential claimant of the deadline for filing a claim against the estate under s. 859.01 or this section and of the court in which the estate is administered. 859.48(2)(b) (b) The date that the claimant first acquires actual knowledge that the estate is being or was administered and of the court in which the estate is administered.

What was published from this source

  • WI Wis. Stat. § 859.48

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • without-notice deadline
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Wisconsin source decision map

How the Wisconsin records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the Wisconsin procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded Wisconsin answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Transfer by affidavitConfirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?probate property within the rule's stated scope; gross value for this route.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?$50,000Use the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut.
What is the time or deadline record?No waiting-period number verified; The court sets a deadline 3–4 months from its order, while special rules apply to creditors lacking notice and an outer administration limit appears elsewhere; one number would collapse different triggers.Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?1 published schedule; the proceeding and value basis control the total.Ask the Circuit Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?Subject to court approval, the default is 2% of inventory value for accountable property less mortgages or liens plus net principal gains. A written agreement may set another rate; the court may add reasonable sums for unusual difficulty or extraordinary services and may reduce or deny compensation for dereliction. The relevant base is the estate accounting.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the Wisconsin source set does not silently decide

The Wisconsin records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

Arithmetic illustration

See the Wisconsin amount screen without mistaking it for a result

The recorded Wisconsin ceiling is $50,000, and it is tested against probate property within the rule's stated scope, on a basis this site records as gross value for this route. Counted that way, $37,500 sits below the Wisconsin figure and $62,500 sits above it. Both are comparisons to a published number rather than legal outcomes: two estates holding the same total can land on opposite sides of this line, because what Wisconsin counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.

Illustrative counted amountComparison to the Wisconsin ceilingWhat it does not decide
$37,500Below $50,000Title, liens, waiting period, appointment, or creditor duties
$62,500Above $50,000Whether another statutory route or court process applies

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

Wisconsin publishes statewide probate forms, including PR-1831 for the affidavit track.

Probate jurisdiction is in Circuit Court; use the statewide circuit-court directory for county contact details.

Source trail

Records used by this Wisconsin map

What Wisconsin courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Limits on court material

  • Wisconsin publishes statewide probate forms, including PR-1831 for the affidavit track.
  • Probate jurisdiction is in Circuit Court; use the statewide circuit-court directory for county contact details.

Checking these Wisconsin records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Wisconsin. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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