{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-851.09","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 851.09","heading":"Heir.","body":"“Heir” means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to an interest in property of a decedent. The state is an heir of the decedent and a person interested under s. 45.51 (10) and (11) when the decedent was a member of a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 at the time of the decedent’s death.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 851 Probate — Definitions And General Provisions","SUBCHAPTER I DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/851.09","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:44Z","sha256":"7a97d34d4dcbef2e87d738e86f55521e9afc37a186cf5213e5ff34e9a49ba881","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-851.08","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-851.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}