{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-857.21","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 857.21","heading":"Appointment of successor personal representative.","body":"When a personal representative dies, is removed by the court, or resigns and the resignation is accepted by the court, the court may, and if the personal representative was the sole or last surviving personal representative and administration is not completed, the court shall appoint another personal representative in the personal representative’s place.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 857 Powers And Duties Of Personal Representatives"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/857.21","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":"dbb6bfab96d29beae59ec85e2c84c62959f906f88eef5041d02a40a6047242cc","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-857.19","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-857.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}