{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-852.14","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 852.14","heading":"Inheritance by a parent who abandons a child.","body":"(1) In this section, “abandoned” means failed without cause to do all of the following for at least one year immediately before the death of a minor child:\n(a) Communicate with the minor.\n(b) Care for the minor as required by law or court order.\n(c) Provide for the minor’s maintenance or support as required by law or court order.\n(2)\n(a) A personal representative of a minor who died intestate who has actual knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the minor was abandoned by a parent shall file a petition with the probate court with jurisdiction for a determination that the parent abandoned the child.\n(b) Any interested person may file a petition with a probate court with jurisdiction for a determination that a parent of a minor who died intestate abandoned the minor.\n(3) Notwithstanding s. 852.01 (1), if a court determines that a parent abandoned his or her minor child and the child died intestate while a minor, the parent may not inherit from the child’s estate under s. 852.01. If a parent is barred from inheriting from a child’s estate under this section, the child’s estate passes under s. 852.01 as if the parent predeceased the child.\n(4) A parent who is barred from inheriting from a child’s estate under sub. (3) is not considered an heir of the child beginning on the date a court determined that the parent abandoned the child.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 852 Intestate Succession"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/852.14","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:45Z","sha256":"8ab5235ab7d4f550dea26ee805a061fa81cfa0bb8961e988a29fc564292d0a76","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-852.13","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-853.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}