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Wis. Stat. § 852.03 (2026)

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852.03852.03 Related rules.
852.03(1)(1) Per stirpes. If per stirpes distribution is called for under s. 852.01 (1) (b), (d) or (f), the rules under s. 854.04 apply.
852.03(3)(3) Relatives of the half blood. Inheritance rights of relatives of the half blood are governed by s. 854.21 (4).
852.03(4)(4) Posthumous heirs. Inheritance rights of a person specified in s. 852.01 (1) who was born after the death of the decedent are governed by s. 854.21 (5).
852.03(5)(5) Related through 2 lines. Inheritance rights of a person who is related to the decedent through 2 lines of relationship are governed by s. 854.21 (6).
852.03(6)(6) Taking through or by alien. No person is disqualified from taking as an heir because the person or a person through whom he or she claims is not or at some time was not a U.S. citizen. The rights of an alien to acquire or hold land in the state are governed by ss. 710.01 to 710.03.
852.03 HistoryHistory: 1993 a. 486; 1997 a. 188.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: State v. Oscar C. Thomas, 2021 WI App 55 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Oscar C. Thomas, 2021 WI App 55 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “I concur in the Majority’s analysis and conclusions that neither the “corroboration rule” nor Thomas’s right to a fair and impartial jury was violated.”
Sean Higgins (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Wis. Stat. § 852.03 (1). Section 854.04 provides that when property is distributed per stirpes, “the property is divided into equal shares for the designated person’s surviving children and for the designated person’s deceased children who left surviving issue.”
— Wis. Stat. § 852.03(2) — 1 case
State v. Oscar C. Thomas, 2021 WI App 55 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “I concur in the Majority’s analysis and conclusions that neither the “corroboration rule” nor Thomas’s right to a fair and impartial jury was violated.”
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