Probate in Marathon County

Probate Court Record

Marathon County Circuit Court

Marathon County · 9th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-noon and 12:30 PM-4:30 PM

Office

Room C269, 500 Forest Street, Wausau, WI 54403

Files probate

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Marathon County

Stevens Point trusts and estates firm founded in 2014, with a second office in Wisconsin Rapids. Settles probate estates and trusts through final accountings, tax filings, and distributions, and litigates will and trust interpretation, breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and disputes over who serves as fiduciary. Publishes its fee ranges: most settlements fall between $5,000 and $15,000.

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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.

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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 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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Attorney Vincent Hein practices from South Main Street in downtown Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson County, with a second office in Richland Center. He handles probate and estate and trust administration, and litigates probate and trust disputes and will contests, alongside Medicaid, long-term care and special needs trust planning. He serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of NAELA.

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