868.05 Foreign wills; certificate of assignment.
(1) Petition. If a will devising or bequeathing property in this state or any interest therein has been admitted to probate in any state, and 6 years have passed since the death of the decedent, the court of any county in which any of the property is situated may, upon petition accompanied by an authenticated copy of the will and its probate, issue a certificate of assignment.
(2) Certificate. If it appears that the foreign will has been admitted to probate and that no Wisconsin death tax is owing or has been paid, the court may issue a certificate so showing; the certificate shall give the names of the beneficiaries, a description of the property and interest of each in the property. The certificate or a duplicate or a certified copy when recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the property is situated shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited.
History: 1977 c. 449; 1987 a. 27 s. 3200 (47).
Cross-reference: See s. 72.27 (2) which deals with jurisdiction to determine inheritance tax on property of nonresident decedents.
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