Estate Planning & Probate in Marathon County, Wisconsin
There are two reasons people look up Marathon County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Circuit Court.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Circuit Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Marathon County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Marathon County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Marathon County→The Probate Process in Marathon County
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Marathon County, probate runs through the Circuit Court at 500 Forest St, Wausau. The court sits in the 9th Judicial District.
Full Marathon Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court
Marathon County · 9th Judicial District
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Register of Deeds
Marathon County · Jennifer Lemmer
Address
Phone
Fax
Hours
E-recording
$30 flat, regardless of page count; a 2-page TOD deed records for $30; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 9, 2026 · Source
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