In Weber v. Weber, 176 Wis. 2d 1085, 1091, 501 N.W.2d 413 (1993), the issue under consideration was whether a mortgage was void as a homestead conveyance when it did not have the appropriate signatures. Acknowledging a long history of public policy favoring the homestead over other property interests, the Weber court found that the signature requirement for conveying a homestead was a substantive right, a right that could not be derogated by the application of a civil procedure rule. See Weber, 176 Wis. 2d at 1097. The court stated, "In contrast to the descriptive requirements listed in sec. 706.02, the homestead signature requirement must be waived affirmatively by the spouse through the actual signing of the mortgage." Id.