Helpful Links

A great deal of information which can be helpful to a person trying to understand issues and/or solve problems related to estate planning, probate or elder law in Wisconsin is available on the internet. Here is a small sample of some of these potentially helpful sites:

*General Information & Resources*
State Bar of Wisconsin (broad collection of legal and related information and resources)	www.wisbar.org
WisBar - legal resources links page (links to a variety of legal references and resources)	http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Forms2
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (tax forms, tax publications, comprehensive tax information)	http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
Wisconsin STATUTES	http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html
Family Estate Planning in Wisconsin (excellent overview of general estate planning concepts, but very basic)	http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/B1442.PDF

*Wills & Financial Powers of Attorney*
Wisconsin statutory will (statutory provisions which outline legal provisions applicable to wills in Wisconsin, with text for very basic forms of wills)	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/853.pdf
Wisconsin statutory form for Power of Attorney for Finances	http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/advdirectives/F00036.pdf
Wis. Stat. Chapter 154 - Advance Directives	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/154.pdf
Wisconsin DHS - Advance Directives (Living Will, Power of Attorney Forms, Authorization for Final Disposition)	http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/AdvDirectives/ADFormsPOA.htm

*Long-Term Care & Medicaid Information*
Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services (info, links re BadgerCare, FoodShare, Medicaid, etc.)	http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/em/customerHelp/
Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook - Elderly, Blind & Disabled	http://www.emhandbooks.wisconsin.gov/meh-ebd/meh.htm
Wisconsin Division of Long Term Care (DLTC) - index to online forms	http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/DLTCnum.asp

*Elder Law Information & Resources*
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG) - Elder Law Center (excellent collection of publications and general information)	http://cwagwisconsin.org/publications/cwag-elder-law-center/
CWAG Guardianship Support Center	http://cwagwisconsin.org/elder-law-center/guardianship-support-center/
CWAG Guardianship Publications (extensive collection of online publications covering virtually every aspect of adult guardianships)	http://cwagwisconsin.org/publications/guardianship-support/
Guardianship of Adults (publication of Wis DHS Division of Long Term Care, June 2011)	http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/P2/p20460.pdf
Information on corporate guardians (Wis DHS Division of Long Term Care)	http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rl_DSL/CorptGuardn/CGintro.htm

*Probate & Court Information*
CCAP - Wisconsin court records (information about pending court cases, including parties & attorneys involved, past and scheduled events, and court information)	http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl
Wis. Circuit Court DIRECTORY (e.g., addresses and phone numbers for clerks of court and judges, etc.)	http://www.wicourts.gov/contact/docs/circuit.pdf
WisBar - local court rules links (local court rules help to clarify different procedures which might be followed in different counties)	http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Circuit_court_rules2
Wis. Circuit Court Forms - Probate	http://www.wicourts.gov/forms1/circuit/formcategory.jsp?Category=26

See also our collection of Helpful Links for Family Law.