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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 861 — Probate — family rights

861.31 Allowance to family during administration.

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861.31 Allowance to family during administration.
(1m)The court may, without notice or on such notice as the court directs, order payment by the personal representative or special administrator of an allowance as the court determines necessary or appropriate for the support of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner and any minor children of the decedent during the administration of the estate. The court shall consider the size of the probate estate, other resources available for support, the existing standard of living, and any other factors it considers relevant.
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