Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 867.17 (2026)

Powers, duties and liabilities of special administrator

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WI-LEGdocs.legis.wisconsin.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

867.17867.17 Powers, duties and liabilities of special administrator. A special administrator who is appointed without notice of hearing shall have only those powers and duties that are specifically granted to the special administrator by order of the court. The court may, following a hearing on notice to or waiver of notice by all interested parties, grant the special administrator by general order the same powers, duties and liabilities as a personal representative, except as expressly limited by the order of the court. By order the court may expressly grant the special administrator powers and impose duties in addition to those granted by statute to personal representatives as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose for which the special administrator is appointed.

867.17 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 40; 1993 a. 486.

867.17 Cross-referenceCross-reference: As defined in s. 851.23 “personal representative” as used in chs. 851 to 882 does not include “special administrator”.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Hoberg v. Berth, 460 N.W.2d 436 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Hoberg v. Berth, 460 N.W.2d 436 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “, as the statute prescribing a different procedure for depositions taken on behalf of a special administrator: A special administrator who is appointed without notice of hearing shall have only those powers and duties that are specifically granted to him by order of the court.”

In Matter of Est. of Berth, 460 N.W.2d 436 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “, as the statute prescribing a different procedure for depositions taken on behalf of a special administrator: A special administrator who is appointed without notice of hearing shall have only those powers and duties that are specifically granted to him by order of the court.”

United States v. Cockerham (E.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. §867.17 provides that a court may grant a special administrator “the same powers, duties and liabilities as a personal representative, except as expressly limited by the order of the court.”

Ditech Holding Corp. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2024). “” Wis. Stat. § 867.17 . Those powers may include the ability to accept service on behalf of an estate.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.