2025 Statutes Index

Attorney-in-fact, relation to guardian, 244.08

Bond, 54.46 (4)

Actions on, 878.07 to 878.11

Discharge of surety, new bond, 112.09

Increase, reduction, 878.05

Condemnation of ward’s property:

Guardian required, when, 32.05 (11), 32.06 (4)

Power of guardian to convey, 32.15

Conservators, see Conservators

Contracts of ward:

Specific performance may be ordered, 786.02 to 786.05

Void after appointment filed, 54.47

Court actions:

Appearance by guardian:

Generally, 803.01 (3)

Probate matters, 879.15

Costs and fees in litigation, 814.14

Partition actions, ward’s share in, 842.25

Service of process on ward, guardian, 801.11 (2)

Settlement on behalf of ward, 807.10

Waiver or objection to jurisdiction over person of ward, 801.08 (3)

Court records, access to, 54.75

Definitions, 54.01

Discharge of guardian, 54.66 (3)

Expansion of guardianship order, 54.63

Fiduciary obligations, generally, Ch. 112

For detailed analysis, see Fiduciaries

Foreign guardian:

Delivery of property to, 54.64 (6)

Disposal of ward’s lands, 786.25

Petition for receipt and acceptance, 54.34 (3)

Recognition of foreign decree, children, 48.97 (3)

Grant program for guardians, 46.977

Guardian ad litem, 54.40

Account examination, appointment may be made, 54.62 (5)

Immunity from civil liability, guardian, 54.18 (4)

Incompetent persons:

See also Mental Health and Illness

Appointment of guardian, see Guardianships—2. Appointments of Guardians

Bank customer, authority of bank, 404.405

Driving privileges, suspension required, 343.31 (2x)

Medication administration, guardian for, 55.14

Mental commitment, incompetency not implied, 51.59

Professional credentials, denial, nonrenewal or revocation, 440.121

Protective placement, see Protective Placements and Protective Services

Review of incompetency, 54.64

Security ownership and transfer, validity of incompetent’s acts, 54.93

Subject to guardianship, 54.10 (3)

Voting qualification, 6.03, 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.

Jurisdiction of circuit court, 54.30

Medical decisions, effect of guardianship on power of attorney, 54.46 (2) (b)

Menominee Indians, transfer of assets to trust, 54.625

Mentally ill persons:

See also Mental Health and Illness

Necessity of guardian prior to discharge from treatment facility, 51.35 (7)

Minors:

Additional powers and duties of guardian under chapter 48, 48.023

Child’s person, 48.9795

Estate subject to guardianship, 54.10 (1)

Marriage of ward:

Consent to minor’s marriage, 765.02

Effect, 54.46 (6), 54.64

Reasonable and prudent parent standard, 48.383

Standby guardian, 48.978

Subsidized guardianships, 48.623

Visitation by grandparents or stepparents, 48.9795 (12)

Powers and duties of guardians:

Duties of guardian of estate, 54.19

General powers, 54.18

Guardian of the child’s person, 48.9795 (2)

Guardian of the person, 54.25

Minor under ch. 48, additional powers, 48.023

Powers of guardian of estate, 54.20

Protective placement and services:

See also Protective Placements and Protective Services

Guardianship not grounds for, 54.48

Psychotropic medication, incompetence to refuse, 55.14 (1) (b)

Resignation of guardian, 54.54

Review and removal of guardian, 48.9795 (10), 54.68

Children’s code cases, 48.14 (2)

Rights of ward, 54.25 (2)

Spendthrifts:

Definition, 54.01 (31)

Securities, ownership by, 54.93

Subject to guardianship, 54.10 (2)

Termination of guardianship, 48.9795 (11), 54.64

Final account, settlement, 54.66

Training requirements, 54.26

Veterans uniform guardianship act, 54.852