Estate Planning for Jackson County, Wisconsin Property Owners

For most Jackson County homeowners, the house is what drags an estate into probate. A transfer-on-death deed or a living trust keeps it out—here is how to set up either one and record it locally.

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For a Jackson County property owner, the biggest probate risk is the home itself. Real estate is what forces most families into the Circuit Court. The two tools that keep a Jackson County home out of probate are a transfer-on-death deed recorded with the Register of Deeds, and a revocable living trust that holds title to the property.

Skipping this planning step means the Circuit Court decides who receives the property: a simple Wisconsin probate takes 6+ months and opens with about $20 in court filing fees.

Record a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Jackson County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Jackson County property automatically at the owner's death, without probate. It is recorded with the Register of Deeds during the owner's lifetime and can be revoked at any time.

Before recording, a Wisconsin transfer on death deed is signed with notary acknowledgmentWis. Stat. 705.15Verified Aug 24, 2026View source. The deed takes effect only if it is recorded before the owner's deathWis. Stat. 705.15Verified Aug 24, 2026View source.

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Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Jackson County are recorded with the Register of Deeds, led by Rebecca Franks, at 307 Main St, Black River Falls, WI 54615. Phone: 715-284-0205. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

The Register of Deeds charges $30 flat, regardless of page count. A 2-page transfer on death deed costs $30 to record in Jackson County. A transfer on death deed is exempt from transfer tax.

Jackson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN (eRecording Partners Network), Hopdox, Indecomm.

Recording Office Record

Register of Deeds

Jackson County · Rebecca Franks

Address

307 Main StBlack River Falls, WI 54615

Hours

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

E-recording

Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN (eRecording Partners Network), Hopdox, IndecommE-recording info →
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Recording fees

Flat fee (any length)$30
Transfer tax on a TOD deedExempt

Wis. Stat. 59.43(2)(ag)

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Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Jackson County

FirmTomah, WI

Shudlick Law Office LLC

Serves 6 counties

Serves Monroe, Jackson, Vernon, Juneau, La Crosse, and Adams counties from Tomah. Walks personal representatives through the whole probate — getting appointed by the court, collecting assets, settling debts, distributing to beneficiaries, filing the return, and closing the estate — and administers trusts for successor trustees. Attorney Joshua Shudlick is a NAELA member.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office
1501 Kilbourn AvenueTomah, WI 54660

FirmLa Crosse, WI

Bosshard Parke Ltd.

Since 1900

Serves La Crosse County and the western Wisconsin coulee region, plus Sparta, Onalaska, and southeastern Minnesota, from its La Crosse office, in practice since 1900. Represents executors and families through probate and estate administration, with experience in related estate tax matters, and drafts wills and trusts for clients across financial circumstances.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTrustsWills

Office
750 3rd Street NLa Crosse, WI 54601

FirmLa Crosse, WI

Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC

Serves La Crosse County and the coulee region from downtown La Crosse, with a second office in Holmen. Estate planning and elder law is one of twelve practice areas, covering long-term care planning, wills, powers of attorney, and Medicare and Medicaid planning, alongside family business succession. Seventeen attorneys across the two offices.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more

Office
205 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 600La Crosse, WI 54601

FirmLancaster, WI

McNamara, Reinicke, Vogelsberg & Helmke, LLP

Serves Grant County and southwest Wisconsin from Lancaster, reaching Platteville and the surrounding communities. Handles probate and estate administration for area families alongside wills, trusts, and business formation. Matters are billed hourly, on contingency, or at a flat fee depending on the work.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawTrustsWills

Office
118 W Cherry StreetLancaster, WI 53813

FirmLa Crosse, WI

Moen Sheehan Meyer, Ltd.

Serves La Crosse and the surrounding coulee region across the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa tri-state area from its Main Street office. Handles probate administration, trust and estate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and special-needs WisPact trusts alongside long-term-care and elder-law planning. Offers phone, video, and in-person consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawHealthcare Directivesand 3 more

Office
201 Main Street, Suite 700La Crosse, WI 54602
Virtual consultations

FirmMilwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Estate Planning Attorneys

Serves the whole state

Serves clients across Wisconsin from Mayfair Road in Milwaukee, with a second office in West Bend. A division of Karp & Iancu, S.C. handling wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and asset-protection planning, with plan pricing published up front on its site.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateAsset ProtectionHealthcare Directivesand 3 more

Office
933 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 325Milwaukee, WI 53226
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