Firm News

At Wokwicz Law Offices, LLC, we believe that regular communication with our clients on relevant and important topics is key to providing a more complete service for our clients. With this in mind, we are happy to share news of our firm and, perhaps even more importantly, legal and final news that are likely to effect our clients.

• Jun. 27 2014

  Our Transparent Approach to Estate Planning

  At Wokwicz Law Offices, we understand that estate planningPlanning in advance of disability, incapacity, or death to make sure that key life issues have been addressed while the person is still of sound mind and able to understand and sign key documents … Read more »

• Jun. 5 2014

  Update to Changes in Estate Recovery For Medical Assistance and Medicaid in Wisconsin

  On June 4, 2014, a new Operations Memorandum was published by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services with respect to Estate Recovery in Wisconsin. While it is important to bear in mind that an Operations Memo and the Wisconsin Medical/Medicaid … Read more »

• May. 6 2014

  Protecting Your House for Your Children

  A Brief Discussion of the Advantages of Irrevocable Trusts in Wisconsin As with a great many things in the tax planning and asset protection, the 2013 Wisconsin Budget Bill has drastically affected the best ways for protecting your house for … Read more »

• Apr. 18 2014

  What is Traditional Estate Planning?

  At Wokwicz Law Offices, traditional estate planningPlanning in advance of disability, incapacity, or death to make sure that key life issues have been addressed while the person is still of sound mind and able to understand and sign key documents such as … Read more »

• Mar. 28 2014

  Pet Trusts Are Coming to Wisconsin

  The New Wisconsin TrustThe arrangement creating the legal ownership of assets by a trusteeThe person or company named in a trust to manage property and assets of a trust. Usually a trust will name an initial trustee or co-trustees and successor trustees. A trustee has the duty to act in the best interest of the person for whom they are managing the funds and is considered a Fiduciary. Most people that set up Revocable Trusts to avoid probate, name themselves as Trustee and also name successor trustees to take over upon death or upon incapacity. for the benefit of the SettlorThe person or persons who create a trust. This person is often also called a Grantor. and/or other beneficiaries. Code, effective July 1, 2014, makes extensive changes to the laws regarding testamentary trusts in a WillA … Read more »

• Mar. 20 2014

  March 2014 Update on the New Wisconsin Budget Bill

  At Wokwicz Law Offices, we have been monitoring developments and the legal ramifications for the implementation of the latest Wisconsin Budget Bill. In this, our newest and most recent update, we have a number of key points to highlight to … Read more »