Wisconsin § 128.05 - Assignee’s consent, recording copy of assignment.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 128.05 — Assignee’s consent, recording copy of assignment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 128.05. Assignee’s consent, recording copy of assignment.
128.05(1) (1) The assignee shall endorse in writing the assignee’s acceptance of the assignment, and shall file the assignment with the clerk of circuit court in the county where the debtor has his or her residence or principal place of business. The court shall, upon the filing of the assignment, order the assignee to administer the debtor’s estate pursuant to this chapter, and the assignee shall be vested with the powers of a receiver. 128.05(2) (2) A certified copy of an assignment filed under sub. (1) may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county wherein lands are conveyed by the assignment in the same manner and with the same effect as other conveyances. 128.05 History History: 1993 a. 492 ; 1997 a. 253 . 128.05 Annotation An assignee is a trustee for both the debtor and creditors but must look primarily to the interests of creditors. Voluntary Assignment of Linton v. Schmidt, 88 Wis. 2d 183 , 277 N.W.2d 136 (1979).
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 128.05 ("Assignee’s consent, recording copy of assignment.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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