Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 766.95 (2026)

Rules of construction

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766.95766.95 Rules of construction. Unless displaced by this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions.
766.95 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 186.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1989–1996 · leading case: Duhame v. Duhame, 453 N.W.2d 149 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989).
Duhame v. Duhame, 453 N.W.2d 149 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Section 766.95, Stats., provides: "Rules of Construction.”
Socha v. Socha, 555 N.W.2d 152 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “2 Elaine also maintains that "Wisconsin Statute §766.95 provides that the principles of law and equity supplement the provisions of the Marital Property Act.”
Est. of Kobylski v. Hellstern, 503 N.W.2d 369 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “See sec. 766.95, Stats. Where marital funds are used to improve the separate property of one of the spouses, a claim for reimbursement exists in favor of the marital estate measured by the property's enhanced value attributable to the improvements, not the amount of marital…”
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