Wisconsin Statutes 856.01 – Jurisdiction
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The jurisdiction of a proceeding for administration of a decedent‘s estate is as follows:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 856.01
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) If the decedent was domiciled in this state, in the county in this state where the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent’s death.
(2) If the decedent had no domicile in this state, in any county in this state where property of the decedent is located, and the court which first exercises jurisdiction under this subsection has exclusive jurisdiction.