{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-865.19","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 865.19","heading":"Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.","body":"(1) Unless previously adjudicated in a formal testacy proceeding or otherwise barred, the claim of any claimant to recover from a distributee who is liable to pay the claim, and the right of any heir or devisee, or of a successor personal representative acting in their behalf, to recover property improperly distributed or the value thereof from any distributee is forever barred at the later of:\n(a) Three years after the decedent’s death; or\n(b) One year after the time of distribution thereof.\n(2) This section does not bar an action to recover property or value received as the result of fraud or an action by a creditor where notice was not given under s. 859.07.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 865 Probate — Informal Administration"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/865.19","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":"ff2fc46dd32d48aa402e140ef67d89052ec21d7b7eba7cbdf73da499bae6f904","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-865.18","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-865.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}