# Written contract · Wisconsin — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Written contract · Wisconsin, limitation period is 6 years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; how the statute describes it is an action upon any contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, including an action to recover fees for professional services, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Wisconsin _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** 6 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action upon any contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, including an action to recover fees for professional services _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> an action upon any contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, including an action to recover fees for professional services, except those mentioned in s. <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/893.40> 893.40 , shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred.

## Source

- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/893/iv

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).