In Wisconsin, estates valued at $50,000small estate: § 867.03Verified Sep 9, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Transfer by Affidavitsmall estate: § 867.03Verified Sep 9, 2026View source. Real property passes through the affidavit only under the conditions the statute setssmall estate: § 867.03Verified Sep 9, 2026View source. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.

The creditor claim period of 4 monthsWis. Stat. §§ 859.01, 859.02, 859.07, 859.25 (Verified 2026-09-15)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the personal representative's appointment. A claim not presented in time is barred.

Within 180 daysWis. Stat. §§ 858.01, 858.13, 858.15, 858.17Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.

In informal administration the personal representative closes the estate by filing a verified Personal Representative's Statement to Close Estate (Form PR-1816) with the probate registrar under Wis. Stat. § 865.16, certifying that notice to interested persons and creditors was given and the claim deadline has passed, that the estate is fully administered and distributed, and that a full written account was furnished to affected distributees; no hearing or court order is required and the appointment terminates by operation of law six months laterWis. Stat. §§ 865.16, 865.18, 865.21, 863.25, 863.27, 863.41, 863.47, 862.01Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

Yes. Wisconsin requires an account of the administration to close on this routeWis. Stat. § 865.16(1)(c)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. In informal administration the personal representative closes by filing a verified statement to close the estate under § 865.16 with a full written account to the distributees; no judicial settlement order is entered, and the appointment terminates if no proceeding is brought within 6 months of filingWis. Stat. §§ 862.01, 865.16Verified Jul 11, 2026View source. Each person who received property signs a receiptWis. Stat. §§ 865.16, 865.18, 865.21, 863.25, 863.27, 863.41, 863.47, 862.01Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the signed receipts go with the closing statement.