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Estate Planning, Wills and Probate : Wisconsin Resources

This guide provides basic information on estate planning, the transfer of property at death. A will designates how that property is to be transferred to designated beneficiaries. Probate is the legal process that oversees the transfer of these assets.

Wisconsin Books

The Basic Wills Handbook : a Guide to the Wisconsin Basic Wills by Erlanger, Howard
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2544 K55 1995
Death in Wisconsin : a legal practitioner’s guide to postmortem administration by Katherine W. Lambert
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2480 W57 v.15-16
Eckhardt's Workbook for Wisconsin Estate Planners by Patrick V. Anderl, et. al.
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2540 .E256

Available online in Books Unbound
Family Estate Planning in Wisconsin, 2017 by Goebel, Karen
A gift to your family: Planning ahead for future health needs by Benjamin M. Adamsl, et. al.
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2506 G54 2011

Publication Date: 2011
A Handbook for Personal Representatives by State Bar of Wisconsin
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2547 Z9 H36 2012
Power of Attorney and Trusts: Duties and Rights as Agents and Trustees
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2603 Z9 P69 2003
Wisconsin's New Probate Code: A Handbook for Practitioners by Erlanger, Howard
Call Number: Law Library KFW2544 E75 1998
Wisconsin Attorney's Desk Reference by State Bar of Wisconsin
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2477 W572 (see volume 1, section on Estate Planning and Probate)

Available online in Books Unbound
Wisconsin Probate System: Forms and Procedures Handbook
Call Number: Law Library Reserve KFW2544 .B865

Publication Date: 2019

Last Updated: Apr 11, 2025 10:19 AM
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Subjects: Law

Tags: estate_planning, estates, legal_forms, probate, trusts, wills