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Wis. Stat. § 893.425 (2026)

Voidable transfers and obligations

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893.425893.425 Voidable transfers and obligations. An action with respect to a transfer or obligation under ch. 242 shall be barred unless the action is commenced:
893.425(1)(1) Under s. 242.04 (1) (a), not later than 4 years after the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred or, if later, not later than one year after the transfer or obligation is or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant.
893.425(2)(2) Under s. 242.04 (1) (b) or 242.05 (1), not later than 4 years after the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.
893.425(3)(3) Under s. 242.05 (2), not later than one year after the transfer is made.
893.425 HistoryHistory: 1987 a. 192; 2023 a. 246.
893.425 AnnotationSub. (1) sets a one-year statute of limitations from the point at which the claimant discovers or reasonably could have discovered the fraudulent nature of the transfer or obligation. The statute of limitations test is not based on discovery of the transfer; it is based on discovery of the fraudulent nature of the transfer. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Great Lakes Quick Lube LP v. Theisen, 2018 WI App 70, 384 Wis. 2d 580, 920 N.W.2d 356, 18-0333.
893.425 NoteNOTE: The above annotation relates to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act as adopted in ch. 242 prior to the revision and renaming of that chapter to the Uniform Voidable Transactions Law by 2023 Wis. Act 246.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2018 · leading case: Penny L. Springer v. Nohl Elec. Prods. Corp., 912 N.W.2d 1 (Wis. 2018).
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Penny L. Springer v. Nohl Elec. Prods. Corp., 912 N.W.2d 1 (Wis. 2018). · cites it 4× “09 ; Wis. Stat. § 893.425 . As such, the Act is incapable of ensuring that liability continues to reside in the proper entity, especially when the injuries are latent and discovered years after the corporation is known to have restructured.”
Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Great Lakes Quick Lube LP v. Theisen, 920 N.W.2d 356 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 9× “§ 893.425 bars "an action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under ch.”
In re Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 483 B.R. 855 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2012). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 893.425 provides that an action for the recovery of a transfer made with the actual intent to defraud creditors must • be brought “within 4 years after the transfer is made .”
— Wis. Stat. § 893.425(1)(a) — 1 case
Off. Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Great Lakes Quick Lube LP v. Theisen, 920 N.W.2d 356 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 893.425 bars "an action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under ch.”
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