701.0204 Venue.
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701.0204 Venue.
(1)Except as provided in sub.
(2), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust may be in the county of this state in which the trust’s principal place of administration is or will be located or, if the trust is a testamentary trust and the decedent’s estate is not yet closed, in the county of this state in which the decedent’s estate is being administered.
(2)If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in any of the following:
(a)A county of this state in which a beneficiary resides.
(b)A county of this state in which any trust property is located.
(c)A county of this state in which the holder of trust property maintains an office.
(d)If the trust is a testamentary trust and the decedent’s estate is not yet closed, in the county of this state in which the decedent’s estate is being administered.
(3)Venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is also governed by ss. 801.50 to 801.62 , as applicable, and the proceeding is regarded as a civil action for that purpose.