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Issue: Under Wisconsin law, what is the effect of a ‘no contest’ provision in a will?
| Area of Law: | Estate Planning & Probate |
| Keywords: | "No contest" provision; A will; Governing instrument |
| Jurisdiction: | Wisconsin |
| Cited Cases: | None |
| Cited Statutes: | Wis. Stat. § 854.19 |
| Date: | 02/01/2000 |
This issue is governed by statute:
A provision in a governing instrument that prescribes a penalty against an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the governing instrument may not be enforced if the court determines that the interested person had probable cause for instituting the proceedings.
Wis. Stat. § 854.19.
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