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.
- Oct. 19 2017
Divorce and Power of Attorney in Wisconsin
Divorce has an enormous impact upon your Wisconsin estate planning documents and Wisconsin beneficiary designations. In a series of articles, our estate planning attorneys will address the impact that a marriage or divorce may have on your estate planning documents … Read more
- Sep. 22 2017
What is a Wisconsin Trust Protector?
A trust protector is a person or company with the power to perform duties over a trust and watch over the trust for the long term. The trust protector can help make sure that a trust functions as intended, well into … Read more
- Aug. 31 2017
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust: A General Procedural Outline
As estate planning attorneys serving southeast Wisconsin, we work with our clients to create an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) to prevent life insurance from inclusion in the client’s federal taxable estate at death. Moreover, we also create ILITs to … Read more
- Aug. 22 2017
Wisconsin’s Transfer on Death Deed
Wisconsin’s Transfer on Death Deed (TOD Deed) allows for the non-probate transfer of real property upon death. This seemingly simple law, Wisconsin Statute 705.15, can be used as a powerful estate planning tool, in the right circumstances. However, when not … Read more
- Jul. 14 2017
Avoiding Guardianship: The Importance of Power of Attorneys
Our estate planning attorneys consistently help our clients in avoiding guardianship. Through a Durable Power of Attorney and a Power of Attorney for Health Care, our lawyers craft estate plans that almost always avoid the need for a guardianship. To help our clients … Read more
- Jun. 16 2017
Last Will and Testament Only Based Plan
A Last Will and Testament Only Based Plan provides the simplest and least expensive approach for estate planning. Rarely an adequate plan by itself, this Will Only Plan provides more protection and control than no plan at all. However, this limited … Read more