A homestead acquired after the determination date which, when acquired, is held exclusively between spouses with no 3rd party is survivorship marital property if no intent to the contrary is expressed on the instrument of transfer or in a marital property agreement. A homestead may be reclassified under s. 766.31 (10).
Wis. Stat. § 766.605
Classification of homestead
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 352 Wis. 2d 380 - Droukas v. Estate of Felhofer (2013)
Most recently applied in In re Sternat (August 2016)
1983 a. 186; 1987 a. 393; 1991 a. 301.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.