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PR-1813

Demand for Formal Proceedings (Informal Administration)

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective November 21, 2019

This form is used to ask the court to start formal court proceedings for an estate that is currently being handled informally. It is used to address the remaining tasks of managing the estate.

The court describes it as: To initiate formal proceedings regarding a particular issue or the remaining administration of an estate pending under informal administration.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used when an estate is currently under informal administration, and someone needs to ask the court to start formal proceedings for the rest of the estate's management.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form can be completed by a personal representative, an interested person in the estate, the representatives of an interested person, or a court official.
What does filing this form do?
If there is a personal representative, filing this document will temporarily stop the personal representative's powers and the informal administration of the estate until the court reinstates them.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect November 21, 2019.

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