Full Text
SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINE DOUGLAS COUNTY HOURS: PROBATE OFFICE MONDAY – FRIDAY 1313 BELKNAP STREET, ROOM 304 8:00 AM – 12 NOON SUPERIOR, WI 54880 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Telephone: [PHONE REDACTED] OR [PHONE REDACTED] NOTE: This guideline is provided only as a public service and is not meant to be legal advice. The Register in Probate office CANNOT give legal advice; please contact an attorney if you have legal questions. TO OPEN A SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT: Complete and file the following: PR-1840 Summary Assignment Petition (Inventory filing fee due; see below) PR-1806 Proof of Heirship PR-1846 Waiver and Consent PR-1842 Summary Assignment – Notice to Creditors OR PR-1843 Summary Assignment – Order for Hearing and Notice (if required, see below) Original Will and Codicils Original Probate Claims Notice **PR-1843 Required if Waiver and Consents are not or cannot be obtained from all interested persons. FEE: Statutory inventory filing fee is due when the petition is filed. The fee is of the assets or a minimum of $20.00 if the assets are under $10,000. See Sec. 814.66 Stats. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR: Special Administration letters can be requested, if necessary, at the same time the estate is opened. (See Below). AFTER ESTATE IS OPENED AND INVENTORY FILING FEE IS PAID: 1. Deliver Notice to Creditors or Order for Hearing and Notice to newspaper for publication. 2. Mail the Order for Hearing and Notice (if this form is filed) to all interested persons. 3. Mail a copy of the Probate Claims Notice to the County Clerk and by certified mail to\ the Department of Health and Family Services. AFTER NOTICE IS PUBLISHED, FILE THE FOLLOWING: PR-1841 Summary Assignment Affidavit – if additional assets are found and/or not listed on the Petition, additional filing fee is also due of PR-1817 Affidavit of Mailing – of the Order for Hearing and Notice to all interested persons Original Affidavit or Proof of Publication from the newspaper Original Certified mail receipt card showing Probate Claims Notice was mailed PR-1844 Summary Assignment – Findings and Order AFTER CLAIMS DATE: TO CLOSE ESTATE PR-1815 Estate Receipt from all heirs/beneficiaries for full distribution PR-1815 Estate Receipt from claimants, if claims were filed PR-1855 Special Administration – Order of Discharge (If Special Administrator was appointed) ---PAGE BREAK--- TO BE APPOINTED SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR: Complete the following forms and file with the Summary Assignment Petition: PR-1807 Consent to Serve PR-1852 Special Administration – Order Appointing Special Administrator PR-1853 Letters of Special Administration • A bond may be required by the Court before letters can be issued. • Certified copies of the Letters of Special Administration can be obtained from the Register in Probate office. If requested, the statutory fees are $4.00 for each certification and $1.00 for each page copied and compared. If requested through the mail, please enclose a self- addressed, stamped envelope together with the correct fee. FORMS: Additional/duplicate forms can be found at www.wicourts.gov