Wis. Stat. § 863.15
Debts to estate
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2005
As of January 1, 2003
When a distributee of an estate is indebted to the estate, the amount of the indebtedness if due, or the present worth of the indebtedness, if not due, shall be treated as an offset by the personal representative against property of the estate to which the distributee is entitled. In contesting the offset the distributee shall have the benefit of any defense which would be available to the distributee in a direct proceeding by the personal representative for the recovery of the debt.
If a distributee of an estate is indebted to the estate, the treatment of the debt is governed by s. 854.12 .
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.