Costs may be awarded out of the estate to an unsuccessful proponent of a will if the unsuccessful proponent is named in the will to act as personal representative and propounded the document in good faith, and to the unsuccessful contestant of a will if the unsuccessful contestant is named to act as personal representative in another document propounded by the unsuccessful contestant in good faith as the last will of the decedent.
Wis. Stat. § 879.35
Costs in will contests
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 2002 WI App 113 - Gittel v. Abram (2002)
Most recently applied in 2009 WI App 183 - Wolf v. Estate of Wolf (November 2009)
1993 a. 486; 2001 a. 102
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.