Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 865.065 (2026)
Probate registrar: definition and powers
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865.065(1)(1) The term “probate registrar” refers to the official of the court designated to perform the functions of probate registrar. The acts and orders which this chapter specifies as performable by the probate registrar may be performed either by the court or by a person, including the clerk, deputy clerk, register in probate, deputy register in probate and court legal assistant, designated by the court by a written order filed and recorded in the office of the court. The probate registrar shall be an officer of the court and, unless prohibited by the court, shall be entitled to use the court seal.
865.065(2)(2) The probate registrar, the deputy or members of the staff of the probate registrar, or other persons designated to perform the duties of the probate registrar under this chapter, shall advise, within their competence, in the preparation of any of the documents required to be prepared and filed by the personal representative under this chapter.
865.065 AnnotationA probate registrar is an official of the county court, and ss. 256.22 and 59.40 [now ss. 757.22 and 59.41] would prohibit an attorney who serves as probate registrar from practicing law in county [now circuit] court. 63 Atty. Gen. 55.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: McEwen v. Pierce Cnty., 279 N.W.2d 469 (Wis. 1979).
McEwen v. Pierce Cnty., 279 N.W.2d 469 (Wis. 1979). “, 2 asking the circuit court to “make a binding declaration that the register in probate is an officer of the court pursuant to sec. 865.065, Stats., and that the position cannot be properly included in a bargaining unit because that person is not a ‘municipal employe’ as…”
Manitowoc Cnty. v. Local 986A, 489 N.W.2d 722 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “71(1) of the Wisconsin Statutes mandates that the judges of the county appoint a Register in Probate subject to the approval of the Chief Judge and Section 865.065 of the Wisconsin Statutes authorizes the judges of the county to appoint a Probate Registrar; NOW, THEREFORE, ON…”
Arnold R. Kaiser v. Townline CTH-N LLC (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 865.065(1)-(2). “Administrative action by the probate registrar is not action by the court.”
— Wis. Stat. § 865.065(1) — 1 case
Arnold R. Kaiser v. Townline CTH-N LLC (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 865.065(1)-(2). “Administrative action by the probate registrar is not action by the court.”
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