Section 766.001. Liberal construction; intent.  


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  • (1)  This chapter is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed, consistent with s. 766.96 .
    (2)  It is the intent of the legislature that marital property is a form of community property.
    Chapter 766, the Marital Property Act, does not supplant divorce property division provisions. In re Marriage of Kuhlman v. Kuhlman, 146 Wis. 2d 588 , 432 N.W.2d 295 (Ct. App. 1988).
    Anthology of articles and comments on the marital property act. 68 MLR No. 3 (1985).
    A brief overview: The new Wisconsin marital property act. Weisberger and Wilcox. WBB July, 1984.
    The marital property law. WBB July, 1984.
    The trailer bill: A survey of the 1985 amendments to the Wisconsin marital property act. Furrh, WBB December, 1985.
    Estate planning under Wisconsin's marital property act. Erlanger, Hughes and Weisberger, WBB February, 1986.