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Wis. Stat. § 184.07

Capacity to assert and defend; standing

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Carla S. v. Frank B. (2001)

Most recently applied in Carla S. v. Frank B. (March 2001)

1997 a. 140.

(1) 2184.07 UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS A nonprofit association, in its name, may institute, defend, intervene or participate in a judicial, administrative or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.

(2) A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests that the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes, and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.