“Heir” means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to an interest in property of a decedent. The state is an heir of the decedent and a person interested under s. 45.51 (10) and (11) when the decedent was a member of a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 at the time of the decedent’s death.
Wis. Stat. § 851.09
Heir
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case STATE EX REL. REISE v. Morlen (2002)
Most recently applied in STATE EX REL. REISE v. Morlen (February 2002)
1973 c. 333 s. 201m; 1993 a. 486; 1999 a. 63; 2005 a. 22.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.