Petition for Probate of Will and for Letters Testamentary (Wisconsin)

Before filing: Complete official Form PR-1901, Petition for Formal Administration, and attach this signed supplemental petition. PR-1901 may be supplemented but not modified. This supplement requests formal probate of a will and appointment of a personal representative.

PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY — SUPPLEMENT TO FORM PR-1901

Petitioner, [PETITIONER FULL NAME], supplements the accompanying PR-1901 and states:

1. Court jurisdiction and petitioner

The decedent was domiciled at death in [COUNTY] County, Wisconsin, at [FULL ADDRESS]. This Court has jurisdiction under Wis. Stat. § 856.01.

Petitioner is [RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST IN ESTATE] and may petition under Wis. Stat. § 856.07. Petitioner's mailing address is [FULL ADDRESS]; telephone [NUMBER]; email [ADDRESS].

2. Decedent and estate

The decedent left property requiring administration. The estimated value above is supplied for this petition and PR-1901.

3. Will offered for probate

The decedent left a will dated [__/__/____] and [CODICIL DATES OR NONE]. After diligent inquiry, Petitioner knows of no later effective will or revocation. The original will and codicils [ACCOMPANY PR-1901 / ARE ALREADY IN THIS COURT'S POSSESSION, CASE NUMBER ____ / ARE BEING DELIVERED TO THE COURT AS INDICATED ON PR-1901]. Petitioner requests their formal admission to probate under Wis. Stat. § 856.13.

Proof of the will will be supplied as the Court directs. If uncontested, Wis. Stat. § 856.15 permits proof by a subscribing witness's sworn statement or, for an instrument with the required attestation clause or affidavit, admission without testimony. A qualifying affidavit under Wis. Stat. § 856.16 supplies the presumptions stated there; its absence alone does not prevent probate.

4. Named fiduciaries and proposed representative

The proposed personal representative's eligibility is shown by these facts: [NOMINATION IN WILL; WILLINGNESS TO SERVE; ANY DECLINATION; OTHER RELEVANT FACTS]. Subject to disqualification, Wis. Stat. § 856.21 gives the person named in the will first priority for domiciliary letters.

5. Interested persons

After reasonable diligence, Petitioner identifies the following persons interested in the estate, including heirs and beneficiaries. State each minor's date of birth, each person's post-office address, and any guardian, guardian ad litem, or representative as applicable under Wis. Stat. § 879.01.

Additional interested persons or explanation of unknown names or addresses: [________________].

6. Hearing, notice, and bond

Petitioner requests a hearing to prove the will, determine heirship, and consider appointment under Wis. Stat. § 856.11. Petitioner requests notice to those entitled under Wis. Stat. §§ 879.03 and 879.05, including notice to both an interested person and that person's guardian ad litem where § 856.11 applies. First-class mailed notice to a known or reasonably ascertainable address must be served at least 20 days before the hearing; the first mailed notice must be accompanied by publication under § 879.05(4). Petitioner will comply with the Court's notice order.

Bond requested: ☐ Court to determine bond ☐ Appointment without bond requested ☐ Bond of $[________________] proposed. The Court decides whether to require bond and its amount under Wis. Stat. § 856.25.

7. Request for relief

Petitioner asks the Court to:

1. Admit the will dated [__/__/____] and codicils dated [DATES OR NONE] to probate upon sufficient proof;
2. Determine the decedent's heirs;
3. Appoint [PROPOSED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE] as personal representative and issue domiciliary letters upon qualification;
4. Determine the bond requirement; and
5. Grant appropriate further relief.

8. Verification and signature

I declare under the criminal penalty of false swearing that the information in this supplemental petition is true and accurate.

Petitioner signature: ______________________________________

Printed name: [________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Mailing address: [________________________________]

Attorney, if any: [NAME, STATE BAR NUMBER, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, EMAIL]

Attorney signature: ______________________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Attachment to: Form PR-1901, Petition for Formal Administration, signed on [__/__/____].