Wisconsin § 879.47 - Papers, preparation and filing.
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§ 879.47. Papers, preparation and filing.
879.47(1) (1) The attorney for any person desiring to file any paper in court is responsible for the preparation of the paper. Except as provided in sub. (2) , all papers shall be legibly written on substantial paper and shall state the title of the proceeding in which they are filed and the character of the paper. Either uniform forms or computer-generated forms, if the forms exactly recreate the original forms in wording, format and substance, shall be used. If papers are not so written or if uniform forms or computer-generated forms that exactly recreate the original forms in wording, format and substance are not used, the court may refuse to receive and file them. The court shall show on all papers the date of their filing. 879.47(2) (2) Trustees and cotrustees may submit to courts accounts in the format that they normally use for accounts submitted to beneficiaries under this subsection, if all of the information required by the court is included. 879.47 History History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1987 a. 220 ; 1993 a. 130 ; 2013 a. 92 ss. 199 , 342 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 879.47 ("Papers, preparation and filing.") 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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