Wisconsin § 868.05 - Foreign wills; certificate of assignment.
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§ 868.05. Foreign wills; certificate of assignment.
868.05(1) (1) Petition. If a will devising or bequeathing property in this state or any interest therein has been admitted to probate in any state, and 6 years have passed since the death of the decedent, the court of any county in which any of the property is situated may, upon petition accompanied by an authenticated copy of the will and its probate, issue a certificate of assignment. 868.05(2) (2) Certificate. If it appears that the foreign will has been admitted to probate and that no Wisconsin death tax is owing or has been paid, the court may issue a certificate so showing; the certificate shall give the names of the beneficiaries, a description of the property and interest of each in the property. The certificate or a duplicate or a certified copy when recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is situated shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited. 868.05 History History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1987 a. 27 s. 3200 (47) . 868.05 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See s. 72.27 (2) which deals with jurisdiction to determine inheritance tax on property of nonresident decedents. Down Down /statutes/statutes/868 true statutes /statutes/statutes/868/05 Chs. 851-882, Probate statutes/868.05 statutes/868.05 section true Menu » Statutes Related » Statutes » Chapter 868 × Details for PDF view Link (Permanent link) Bookmark this location View toggle Go to top of document Search in this chapter Search in this section Search in this agency Search in this chapter group Search in this chapter Search in this section Cross references for section Acts affecting this section References to this 1970 Statutes Annotations Appellate Court Citations Administrative Code Index Reference lines Clear highlighting 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 August 5, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after August 5, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 8-5-26)
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Section 868.05 ("Foreign wills; certificate 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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