Wisconsin Statutes
§ 854.19 — Penalty clause for contest.
Wisconsin § 854.19
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 854Transfers at death — general rules
This text of Wisconsin § 854.19 (Penalty clause for contest.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wisconsin primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 854.19 (2026).
Text
854.19 A provision in a governing instrument that prescribes a penalty against an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the governing instrument may not be enforced if the court determines that the interested person had probable cause for instituting the proceedings.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
854.19 History History: 1997 a. 188 .
Nearby Sections
15
§ 854.01
Definitions.§ 854.02
Scope.§ 854.04
Representation; per stirpes; modified per stirpes; per capita at each generation; per capita.§ 854.06
Predeceased transferee.§ 854.07
Failed transfer and residue.§ 854.09
Advancement; satisfaction.§ 854.10
Choice of law.§ 854.11
Gift of securities.§ 854.12
Debt to transferor.§ 854.14
Beneficiary who kills decedent.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 854.19, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/854.19.