{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-879.37","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 879.37","heading":"Attorney fees in contests.","body":"Reasonable attorney fees may be awarded out of the estate to the prevailing party in all appealable contested matters, to an unsuccessful proponent of a will if the unsuccessful proponent is named in the will to act as personal representative and propounded the document in good faith, and to the unsuccessful contestant of a will if the unsuccessful contestant is named to act as personal representative in another document propounded by the unsuccessful contestant in good faith as the last will of the decedent.","path":["Chs. 851-882, Probate","Chapter 879 Probate — Notice, Appearance, Appeal And Miscellaneous Procedure"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/879.37","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:46Z","sha256":"7dcd96c4a011201824d47f9af804a574b61633ceccaba2a562f95e982720a90f","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-879.35","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-879.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}