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CR-298A

Request to Reassign Restitution (Deceased Victim)

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective October 16, 2025

This form is used to ask the court to change where restitution payments are sent because the victim who was supposed to receive the money has passed away. It asks the court to send the payments to a family member or the person managing the victim's estate.

The court describes it as: To ask that restitution payments be assigned to a qualifying family member or the personal representative of the victim's estate due to the death of the victim.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form must be filed in every case where restitution was ordered to be paid to a victim who has since died.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

Who needs to file this form?
The form is used to request a change in where restitution payments go after the victim has died.
What information does this form require?
It requires the name and date of death for the victim, and the name and relationship of the person who should receive the money.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect October 16, 2025.

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