Venue

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. History: 2013 a. 92.