Wis. Stat. § 861.33

(1) (a) Subject to this section, in addition to all allowances and distributions, the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse the decedent's children, may file with the court a written selection of the following personal property, which shall thereupon be transferred to the spouse or children by the personal representative: 1. Wearing apparel and jewelry held for personal use by the decedent or the surviving spouse; 2. Automobile; 3. Household furniture, furnishings and appliances; and 4. Other tangible personalty not used in trade, agriculture or other business, not to exceed $3,000 in inventory value. (b) The selection in par. (a) may not include items specifically bequeathed except that the surviving spouse or children may in every case select the normal household furniture, furnishings and appliances necessary to maintain the home. For this purpose antiques, family heirlooms and collections which are specifically bequeathed are not classifiable as normal household furniture or furnishings. (c) If there is no surviving spouse and the selection is being made by fewer than all of the decedent's children, the child or children selecting the property must have the written consent of all of the other children, or the selection must be approved by the court.

(2) If it appears that claims may not be paid in full, the court may upon petition of any creditor limit the transfer of personalty to the spouse or children under this section to items not exceeding $5,000 in aggregate inventory value until such time as claims are paid in full or the court otherwise orders; or the court may require the spouse or children to retransfer property in excess of $5,000 or, at the option of the spouse or children, pay the excess in value over this amount.

(3) The surviving spouse or children may select items not specifically bequeathed of the type specified under sub. (1) (a) 4. exceeding in value the $3,000 limit or obtain the transfer of items exceeding the limit set by the court under sub. (2) , by paying to the personal representative the excess of inventory value over the respective limit.

(4) Subject to sub. (1) (c) , the personal representative has power, without court order, to execute appropriate documents to effect transfer of title to any personal property selected by the spouse or children under this section. A person may not question the validity of the documents of transfer or refuse to accomplish the transfer on the grounds that the personal representative is also the surviving spouse or the only child of the decedent.