Wisconsin Statutes
§ 859.01 — Time for filing claims.
Wisconsin § 859.01
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 859Probate — claims
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 859.01 (2026).
Text
859.01 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.
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Legislative History
859.01 History History: 1989 a. 96 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Nearby Sections
15
§ 859.01
Time for filing claims.§ 859.02
Limitation on claims.§ 859.03
Continuance of separate action.§ 859.07
Notice; publication.§ 859.13
Form and verification of claims.§ 859.17
Claims not due.§ 859.19
Secured claims.§ 859.21
Contingent claims.§ 859.27
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Wisconsin § 859.01, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/859.01.