{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.0201","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 701.0201","heading":"Role of court in administration of trust.","body":"(1) The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.\n(2) Unless ordered by the court upon a petition of a settlor, trustee, or qualified beneficiary requesting continuing judicial supervision, a trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision.\n(3) A judicial proceeding involving a trust or the trust’s administration may involve any of the following:\n(a) Determining the validity of all or any part of a trust.\n(b) Appointing or removing a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.\n(c) Appointing a representative or guardian ad litem, as provided in s. 701.0305, whether or not any other judicial proceeding concerning the trust is pending.\n(d) Reviewing and approving a fee of a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.\n(e) Approving interim or final accounts.\n(f) Ascertaining trust beneficiaries.\n(g) Determining the existence or nonexistence of any immunity, power, privilege, duty, or right.\n(h) Requesting trustee instructions.\n(i) Obtaining a declaratory judgment.\n(j) Seeking reformation or other equitable relief with respect to a trust.\n(k) Resolving a question arising in the administration of a trust, including a question of construction of a trust instrument.\n(km) Releasing a trustee, directing party, trust protector, or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity from liability for an action relating to the trust.\n(L) Determining any other matter involving a trustee, directing party, trust protector, or beneficiary.\n(4) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and as applicable, the probate procedure described in ch. 879 applies to a proceeding brought by a trustee, trust protector, directing party, or beneficiary concerning the administration of a trust.","path":["Chs. 700-711, Property","Chapter 701 Trusts","SUBCHAPTER II JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/701.0201","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:33Z","sha256":"d066e55212d6c15683a83518a3123d641e69522bd894ed0d42c988e4f53c0aee","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.0113","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-701.0202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}