# Wisconsin — State small estate affidavit and simplified probate thresholds

For Wisconsin, personal property threshold is $50,000; real property threshold is included; waiting period (days) is not stated; will restriction is with or without will; inflation adjustment is none, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Wisconsin _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Personal property threshold:** $50,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Real property threshold:** included _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Waiting period (days):** not stated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Will restriction:** with or without will _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** none _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exclusions:** none stated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Wis. Stat. § 867.03 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> when a decedent leaves property subject to administration in this state that does not exceed $50,000 in gross value, any heir of the decedent, trustee of a revocable trust created by the decedent, a person named in the will to act as personal representative, or person who was guardian of the decedent at the time of the decedent’s death may collect any money due the decedent, receive the property of the decedent

## Source

- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/867/03

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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