{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-854.19","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 854.19","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a governing instrument that prescribes a penalty against an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the governing instrument may not be enforced if the court determines that the interested person had probable cause for instituting the proceedings.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 854 Transfers At Death — General Rules"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/854.19","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":"67d1f3c1634ee1f0d8253f2fb6a5a7cf959ad9fdaee3ba6429bfcfbacc70c0cc","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-854.18","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-854.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}