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Wis. Stat. § 53.02 (2026)
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53.02(3)(3) “Guardian of the estate” means a person appointed by the court of any state to administer the property of an adult on the basis of a finding of incapacity or incompetence or on the basis of being found to be a spendthrift, including a person appointed guardian of the estate under s. 54.10 (2) or (3) and including a conservator appointed in another state where that term is used for a role similar to that of a guardian of the estate under s. 54.10 (2) or (3). “Guardian of the estate” does not include a person appointed voluntary conservator under s. 54.76 (2).
53.02(4)(4) “Guardian of the person” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a guardian of the person appointed under s. 54.10 (3).
53.02(6)(6) “Guardianship of the person proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian of the person is sought or has been issued.
53.02(7)(7) “Home state” means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the filing of a petition for an order appointing a guardian of the estate or the appointment of a guardian of the person; or if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least 6 consecutive months ending within the 6 months prior to the filing of the petition.
53.02(10)(10) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian of the person, guardian of the estate, interested person, as defined in s. 54.01 (17), or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship of the person proceeding or proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the estate.
53.02(12)(12) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
53.02(14)(14) “Respondent” means an adult for whom an order appointing a guardian of the estate or the appointment of a guardian of the person is sought.
53.02(16)(16) “Significant-connection state” means a state, other than the home state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere physical presence considering the factors in s. 53.21.
53.02(17)(17) “State,” notwithstanding s. 990.01 (40), means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Irby v. Young, 407 N.W.2d 314 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987).
Irby v. Young, 407 N.W.2d 314 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “Irby rests his contention that venue lies in Dodge county on sec. 53.02(1), Stats., which provides: For all purposes of discipline and for judicial proceedings, the Waupun correctional institution and the precincts thereof shall be deemed to be in Dodge county, and the courts of…”
Dolan v. State, 180 N.W.2d 623 (Wis. 1970). “Three issues are presented on appeal: (1) Was Dodge county the proper venue for trial; (2) Does the legal fiction employed in sec. 53.02, Stats., conflict with art. I, sec.”
State v. Cummings, 451 N.W.2d 463 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). “Section 53.02, Stats., which defines the jurisdiction and extent of state correctional institutions provides that "[ejvery activity conducted under the jurisdiction of and by the institution, wherever located, is a precinct of [Waupun] and each precinct is a part of the…”
Douglas Cnty. v. N. J. M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 53.02(14). 11 No. 2025AP484 court of Nancy’s home state had declined to exercise jurisdiction because Wisconsin was a more appropriate forum.”
Wis. Stat. § 53.02(1): 1 case
Irby v. Young, 407 N.W.2d 314 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “Irby rests his contention that venue lies in Dodge county on sec. 53.02(1), Stats., which provides: For all purposes of discipline and for judicial proceedings, the Waupun correctional institution and the precincts thereof shall be deemed to be in Dodge county, and the courts of…”
Wis. Stat. § 53.02(14): 1 case
Douglas Cnty. v. N. J. M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 53.02(14). 11 No. 2025AP484 court of Nancy’s home state had declined to exercise jurisdiction because Wisconsin was a more appropriate forum.”
Wis. Stat. § 53.02(16): 1 case
Douglas Cnty. v. N. J. M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 53.02(14). 11 No. 2025AP484 court of Nancy’s home state had declined to exercise jurisdiction because Wisconsin was a more appropriate forum.”
Wis. Stat. § 53.02(4): 1 case
Dolan v. State, 180 N.W.2d 623 (Wis. 1970). “Three issues are presented on appeal: (1) Was Dodge county the proper venue for trial; (2) Does the legal fiction employed in sec. 53.02, Stats., conflict with art. I, sec.”
Wis. Stat. § 53.02(7): 1 case
Douglas Cnty. v. N. J. M. (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 53.02(14). 11 No. 2025AP484 court of Nancy’s home state had declined to exercise jurisdiction because Wisconsin was a more appropriate forum.”
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