Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 851.13 (2026)

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851.13851.13 Issue. “Issue” means children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and lineal descendants of more remote degrees, including those who occupy that relation by reason of adoption under s. 854.20 and nonmarital children and their lineal descendants to the extent provided by s. 852.05.

851.13 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 391; 1983 a. 447; 1997 a. 188.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Amy Cady-Krech v. Kimberly A. Mitchell (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).

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Amy Cady-Krech v. Kimberly A. Mitchell (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 851.13. ¶22 The circuit court concluded that the evidence Cady-Krech had presented gave rise to a rebuttable presumption that she was Mikulewicz’s biological daughter.”

Scott Austin v. Ricky Roesler (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 851.13 defines “issue” as including “children.”

LeRoy F. Alvis, Jr. v. Rian Alvis (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 851.13. The joint will provides for a transfer of the surviving spouse’s property to Alma and LeRoy’s five children, who are the great-grandchildren of Alma’s and LeRoy’s grandparents.”

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