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862.01 – When personal representative shall account.

862.01 When personal representative shall account. Except where final settlement is by sworn statement under s. 865.16, every personal representative shall file in the court a verified account of the personal representative’s administration: (1) When the personal representative files a petition for final settlement; (2) Upon the revocation of the personal representative’s letters; (3) When […]

862.03 – Account of personal representative adjudicated incompetent, deceased, or removed.

862.03 Account of personal representative adjudicated incompetent, deceased, or removed. (1) Personal representative adjudicated incompetent. If a personal representative is adjudicated incompetent, the account under s. 862.01 shall be filed by the personal representative’s guardian, or, if the personal representative’s guardian fails to file, then by the personal representative’s bondsman. If neither the guardian nor […]

862.05 – What charged to personal representative.

862.05 What charged to personal representative. Every personal representative shall be charged in the personal representative’s accounts with all the property of the decedent which comes to the personal representative’s possession; with all profit and income which comes to the personal representative’s possession from the estate and with the proceeds of all property of the […]

862.07 – Value at which to account; what accounts to contain.

862.07 Value at which to account; what accounts to contain. The personal representative shall account for the property of the decedent at the value at which it is shown in the inventory. Accounts rendered to the court by a personal representative shall be for a period distinctly stated and shall show by debit and credit […]

862.09 – Hearing on settlement of account; notice.

862.09 Hearing on settlement of account; notice. Upon the filing of any account, the court shall set a date for hearing and notice thereof shall be given in accordance with s. 879.03. Unless notice is waived, the account must be filed not less than 3 weeks before the date set for hearing. An account so […]

862.11 – Copy of account to be given to persons interested.

862.11 Copy of account to be given to persons interested. At the time that the personal representative gives notice of hearing of allowance of any account or secures waivers of notice of hearing, the personal representative shall mail or deliver a copy of the account to every person interested whose distribution from the estate is […]

862.13 – Objections to account.

862.13 Objections to account. At the hearing on an account of a personal representative or at any time prior thereto, any person interested may file objections to any item or omission in the account. All such objections shall be specific.

862.15 – Settlement of account.

862.15 Settlement of account. The court must be satisfied of the correctness and legality of the account before allowing it. If the personal representative is present at the hearing, the personal representative may be examined on oath upon any matter relating to the personal representative’s account and the settlement of the estate. The court may […]

862.17 – Accounts; failure of personal representative to file.

862.17 Accounts; failure of personal representative to file. If any personal representative fails to file the personal representative’s account as required by law or ordered by the court, the court may, upon its own motion or upon the petition of any person interested, either order the personal representative to file the account by a day […]