Probate in Calumet County

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Calumet County Circuit Court

Calumet County · 4th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Office

206 Court Street, Chilton, WI 53014

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Guardianship Firms Serving Calumet County

Serves Wisconsin from seven offices in the state, led by Milwaukee and Madison. The Trusts and Estates group handles formal and informal probate, post-mortem trust administration, claims against estates and trusts, and estate tax returns, and represents personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in will contests, trust disputes, and contested guardianships. Founded in 1904.

Since 1904Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+8

Serves clients throughout Wisconsin from offices in Madison, Janesville, Appleton, and Dodgeville. Advises executors on probate administration and handles trust administration, guardianships and protective placement, and litigation over contested wills and trusts, breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and creditor claims in estate proceedings. Founded in Madison in 1931.

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Serves the Green Bay area from its appointment-only De Pere office, one of five Wisconsin offices of a firm established in Oshkosh in 1849. Handles court-supervised probate, trust administration for successor trustees, and estate disputes including beneficiary and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims and guardianships. Its elder-law attorneys also handle Medicaid and long-term-care planning.

Since 1849Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+3

Serves Hudson and St. Croix County, with clients across western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. Handles probate and estate administration on an hourly basis, from opening the estate and notifying creditors to final tax returns and distribution, alongside elder law, Medicaid, and guardianship planning. Founder Jennifer A. O'Neill is a Certified Elder Law Attorney.

Since 2010Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning+2

Estate planning and elder law firm opened in Wausau in 2013, with offices in Rhinelander and Plover, serving all of Wisconsin. Guides administrators through supervised and unsupervised probate, helps successor trustees administer trusts the firm did not draft, and handles guardianship and crisis Medicaid planning. New estate planning clients start with a two-hour complimentary consultation.

Since 2013Serves the whole stateFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+5

Serves clients throughout Wisconsin from Camelot Drive in Fond du Lac, with a second office in Beaver Dam, in practice for more than 28 years. Opens and settles probate estates for personal representatives, including wills the firm did not draft, and takes on will and trust contests over signing formalities, capacity and undue influence. Also files court-ordered guardianships.

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Last Will and Testament

In Wisconsin, a will is signed before 2Wis. Stat. § 853.03Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyWis. Stat. § 853.03Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Wisconsin requires 2Wis. Stat. § 155.30Verified Jul 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not requiredWis. Stat. § 155.30Verified Jul 15, 2026View source.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Wisconsin treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultWis. Stat. § 244.05Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirementWis. Stat. § 244.05Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.

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In Wisconsin, four years at a public university cost about $73,752NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is 6% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesWis. Stat. § 72.36 (Sunset; 2013 Wis. Act 20) — the ch. 72 estate tax "does not apply to deaths occurring after December 31, 2012, unless the federal estate tax law is modified to provide a federal estate tax credit for state death taxes." Ch. 72 remains on the books as a dormant federal-credit (pickup) tax that computes to $0, not a repealed one. Wisconsin has no inheritance tax for decedents dying on or after January 1, 1992 and no gift tax for gifts made on or after January 1, 1992 (WI DOR, Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciaries common questions).Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

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An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Wisconsin runs $3,320Estimate: 10 hours at $332, Clio's Wisconsin Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,980Estimate: 15 hours at $332, Clio's Wisconsin Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $981Estimate: 3 hours at $327, Clio's Wisconsin Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,962Estimate: 6 hours at $327, Clio's Wisconsin Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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