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.

• Nov. 20 2018

  Pet Trust: Providing for Your Pets in Your Estate Plan

  While pet owners love their animal friends, many people fail to overlook the care of their pets during the estate planning process. When working on their estate plans, people tend to focus on their spouses, children, and grandchildren. Pet owners … Read more »

• Oct. 16 2018

  Advantages of Revocable Trusts – Beyond Avoiding Probate

  Revocable trusts provide a number of key advantages in a solid estate plan, beyond the capacity to avoid probate. Our estate planning attorneys consider some of the advantages of recoverable trusts below. Lifetime Administration With a revocable trust, a trustee … Read more »

• Sep. 26 2018

  Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements in Wisconsin

  Under Wisconsin law, nonjudicial settlement agreements can be used to modify trusts that otherwise would be considered irrevocable without court action. With a nonjudicial settlement agreement, an irrevocable trust which appears incapable of being updated, can sometimes be updated without having … Read more »

• Aug. 27 2018

  Credit Shelter Trusts in Wisconsin

  In years past, many Wisconsin couples set up credit shelter trusts as part of their estate planning, to avoid or reduce Wisconsin and Federal estate taxes upon death. Due to changes in Wisconsin and Federal estate tax laws, many credit … Read more »

• Jul. 23 2018

  Will Substitute Agreement

  A Will Substitute Agreement delivers flexibility in retaining assets outside of a trust, while avoiding probate upon death. Such an agreement offers the convenience of owning real estate in one’s own name, with the confidence that this real estate will … Read more »

• Jun. 21 2018

  Wisconsin Marital Property Law

  Wisconsin marital property law, or more formally Wisconsin Marital Property Code, sets out who owns what in marriage. The law can automatically classify property owned by married couples living in Wisconsin as the “marital property” of both of them. It … Read more »