Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 854.19 (2026)

Penalty clause for contest

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854.19854.19 Penalty clause for contest. A provision in a governing instrument that prescribes a penalty against an interested person for contesting the governing instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to the governing instrument may not be enforced if the court determines that the interested person had probable cause for instituting the proceedings.

854.19 HistoryHistory: 1997 a. 188.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls, 812 S.E.2d 647 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).

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Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls, 812 S.E.2d 647 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “1927); Wis. Stat. § 854.19 . Although this footnote makes clear that many state legislatures have codified good faith and/or probable cause exceptions into statute, we do not believe that courts are dependent upon the legislature in their efforts to protect the dignity and…”

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