Wisconsin Statutes
§ 879.11 — Notice requirement satisfied by appearance.
Wisconsin § 879.11
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 879Probate — notice, appearance, appeal and miscellaneous procedure
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 879.11 (2026).
Text
879.11 An appearance by a person who is not a minor or an individual adjudicated incompetent is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the person. An appearance by a guardian of the estate is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian and upon the guardian’s ward. An appearance by a guardian ad litem is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the guardian ad litem and except at a hearing to prove a will or for administration is equivalent to timely service of notice upon those whom the guardian ad litem represents. An appearance by an attorney, or an attorney-in-fact, for a person in the military service is equivalent to timely service of notice upon the attorney or attorney-in-fact but does not satisfy a requirement for notice to the person in the military service.
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Related
In Re Guardianship of Catherine P.
2006 WI App 105 (Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 2006)
Legislative History
879.11 History History: 1991 a. 220 ; 1993 a. 486 ; 2005 a. 387 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 879.01
Petitions to court.§ 879.03
Notice; court order.§ 879.05
Notice; manner of giving.§ 879.07
Proof of service of notice.§ 879.13
Delayed service of notice.§ 879.15
Appearances, how made.§ 879.17
Attorney, appearance by.§ 879.19
Attorney, notice to.§ 879.23
Guardian ad litem.§ 879.27
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Wisconsin § 879.11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/879.11.