766.001 Liberal construction; intent. (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.History: 1983 a. 186; 1985 a. 37.This chapter, the Marital Property Act, does not supplant divorce property division provisions. Kuhlman v. Kuhlman, 146 Wis. 2d 588, 432 N.W.2d 295 (Ct. App. 1988).Bibliography of articles and comments on the marital property act. Mueller & Shields. 68 MLR 519 (1985).A brief overview: The new Wisconsin Marital Property Act. Weisberger & 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 Dec. 1985.Estate planning under Wisconsin’s Marital Property Act. Erlanger, Hughes, & Weisberger. WBB Feb. 1986.
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