Estate Planning for Juneau County, Wisconsin Property Owners

For most Juneau 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 Juneau 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 Juneau 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.

Without a recorded beneficiary designation or a trust, Juneau County property passes through the Circuit Court — even simple Wisconsin probates run 6+ months and start with about $20 in filing fees.

Record a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Juneau County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Juneau 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 Juneau County are recorded with the Register of Deeds at 220 E State St, Room 212, Mauston, WI 53948. Phone: 608-847-9325. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

The Register of Deeds charges $30 flat, regardless of page count. Recording a 2-page transfer on death deed in Juneau County comes to $30. A transfer on death deed is exempt from transfer tax.

Juneau County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile.

Recording Office Record

Register of Deeds

Juneau County

Address

220 E State St, Room 212Mauston, WI 53948

Hours

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

E-recording

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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 Juneau County

FirmStevens Point, WI

Anderson O'Brien, LLP

Since 1886

Serves Portage, Wood, Marathon, Waushara, Adams, and Waupaca counties from Stevens Point, reaching Wisconsin Rapids, Wausau, Plover, and Waupaca. Handles estate administration and summary settlement, trust administration, and guardianships for families after a death, alongside wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Founded in 1886.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more

Office
1257 Main StreetStevens Point, WI 54481

FirmWausau, WI

Eaton Law, LLP

Serves Marathon County and central Wisconsin from Wausau. Handles informal and formal probate, termination of a decedent's joint-property interest, small-estate transfers, and trust administration for revocable, irrevocable, and testamentary trusts, plus will challenges and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Estate and probate work is billed on a flat-fee basis.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office
513 Grant StreetWausau, WI 54403

FirmWausau, WI

Hougum Law Firm, LLC

Serves Marathon County and the rest of Wisconsin from Wausau, with offices in Rhinelander and Plover. Handles probate and trust administration, guardianship, and crisis nursing home and Medicaid planning, alongside revocable living trusts, wills, and powers of attorney. New clients start with a two-hour complimentary consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateMedicaid PlanningPowers Of Attorneyand 2 more

Office
305 S. 18th Avenue, Suite 200Wausau, WI 54401
Free consultation

FirmStevens Point, WI

Lauterbach Legal LLC

Since 2014

Modern law firm focused exclusively on estate planning, probate, and estate settlement serving central Wisconsin from Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids offices.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningBusiness Successionand 2 more

Office
106 McDill Avenue, Suite 100Stevens Point, WI 54481

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

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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