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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 853.57: Personal, recreational and household items.

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  1. Chs. 851-882, Probate
  2. Chapter 853 Wills
  3. SUBCHAPTER II WISCONSIN BASIC WILLS

The following is the full text of paragraph 2.1 of the Wisconsin basic will and the basic will with trust:

If my spouse survives me, I give my spouse all my books, jewelry, clothing, personal automobiles, recreational equipment, household furnishings and effects, and other tangible articles of a household, recreational or personal use, together with all policies of insurance insuring any such items. If my spouse does not survive me, the personal representative shall distribute those items among my children who survive me, and shall distribute those items in as nearly equal shares as feasible in the personal representative’s discretion. If none of my children survive me, the items described in this paragraph shall become part of the residuary estate.

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