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Wisconsin probate costs explained: the 0.2% register in probate filing fee under Wis. Stat. 814.66, when small estates skip it, and why Wisconsin has no estate tax.
How to avoid probate in Wisconsin: marital property, POD/TOD accounts, beneficiary forms, TOD real estate deeds, the $50,000 transfer by affidavit, and trusts.
How Wisconsin advance directives work: a health care power of attorney under ch. 155, a living will under ch. 154, and the witness signing rules.
How Wisconsin estate creditor claims work: the 3-to-4-month claims deadline, publication notice, priority of payment, and barred claims under ch. 859.
Wisconsin personal representative duties guide: get domiciliary letters, file the 6-month inventory, give creditor notice, and follow Wis. Stat. ch. 857.
Plan ahead to avoid a Wisconsin guardianship with a durable POA and advance directive, plus how adult guardianship, protective placement, and minor guardianship work.
Who inherits under Wisconsin intestate succession: the spouse takes all unless the decedent left issue from outside the marriage, under Wis. Stat. 852.01.
Wisconsin durable power of attorney basics: durable by default, signing and notary rules, springing POAs, powers needing an express grant, and how it ends at death.
How the Wisconsin probate process works: circuit court and Register in Probate, formal vs informal administration under ch. 865, claim deadlines, and small estates.
Wisconsin probate timeline and key deadlines: 3-to-4-month claim deadline, 6-month inventory, 18-month closing target, and small estate windows.
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