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A waiver of spousal rights is a contractual agreement that negates a surviving spouse's rights to the following: Property that would have passed to the surviving spouse through intestate succession. Property that would have passed from the decedent to the surviving spouse by a will executed before the waiver.

Most title companies will require the non-owner spouse to sign a spousal waiver, waiving their interest in the property, in order to complete the sale.

If the current owner making the transfer is married, his or her spouse should also sign the deed in most cases. Including both spouses' signatures avoids future title issues that may result from a non-owner spouse's marital rights in the property.

State law requires that an estate be closed within 18 months. However, several counties have adopted a benchmark for completing probate within 12 months. For either period, a court may grant a Petition for Extension of Time.

Wisconsin CCAP is a system that allows the general public to look up civil and criminal records throughout the state. Although other states have programs similar to CCAP, this system only covers cases that occur within Wisconsin.

Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) Steering Committee. CCAP is responsible for supporting the IT needs of the entire Wisconsin Court System.