The estate of any heir, devisee, legatee, or next of kin of a decedent who dies before paying his or her just share of the decedent’s debts is liable for his or her share of the decedent’s debts, as a personal debt, to the same extent that he or she would have been liable if living.
Wis. Stat. § 877.42
Estate of deceased heir liable
1979 c. 32 s. 55; 1979 c. 176; Stats. 1979 s. 777.42; 2001 a. 102 s. 126; Stats. 2001 s. 877.42.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.