{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-52.10","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 52.10","heading":"Scope.","body":"(1) If an adult with a functional impairment decides voluntarily, without coercion, to enter into a supported decision-making agreement with a supporter, that adult may, in the agreement, authorize the supporter to do any of the following:\n(a) Provide supported decision-making to the adult with a functional impairment, including assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of that person’s life decisions, without making those decisions on behalf of that person.\n(b) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in accessing, collecting, and obtaining information that is relevant to a given life decision, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, or treatment records, from any person.\n(c) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in understanding the information described in par. (b).\n(d) Assist the adult with a functional impairment in communicating the adult’s decisions to appropriate persons.\n(2) A supporter is not a surrogate decision maker for the adult with a functional impairment and does not have the authority to sign legal documents on behalf of the adult with a functional impairment or bind the adult with a functional impairment to a legal agreement.","path":["Chapter 52 Supported Decision-making Agreements","SUBCHAPTER II SCOPE OF AGREEMENT ANDAGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/52.10","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:27Z","sha256":"1de8a6bd3bc7ad02e554a74137d23c55cfbde464c21ac394b0cf505b389e1458","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-52.03","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-52.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}