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Homestead Spousal Signature Rule (Wisconsin)

Under Wisconsin's conveyance statute (Wis. Stat. 706.02(1)(f)), a conveyance that alienates a married person's homestead interest must be signed by, or joined in by separate conveyance of, each spouse, even if only one spouse holds title. Exceptions are conveyances between spouses and purchase-money mortgages. Courts treat the requirement as non-waivable, and a missing spouse's signature can make the transaction void. Wisconsin is also a marital property state and a race-notice recording state.