Guardianship
- Agencies / Organizations
- Wisconsin
- WI Dept. of Health Services
Provides guardianship information in connection with persons receiving services for a mental illness, a developmental disability, or for substance abuse. - Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources
- WI Dept. of Health Services
- National
- Wisconsin
- Guardianship (WI Register in Probate Assoc.)
Information about guardianship of incompetent persons, minors, temporary guardianship, and protective placement. - Guardianship of Adults (WI Dept. of Health Services)
- Guardianship information (Kids Matter Inc)
Chart of guardianship types, guardianship process FAQs, and county-specific procedures. - Wisconsin's Legal Guide For Grandparents & Other Relatives Raising Children (AARP)
- American Indian Children
- Indian Child Welfare Act Judicial Benchbook (National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges)
- Corporate Guardianship
- Complaints
- Complaints Concerning WI Corporate Guardianships (WI Dept. of Children and Families)
- Corporate Guardianship (WI Dept. of Health Services)
Access an application form for corporate guardian status and directories of approved corporate guardians.
- Complaints
- Forms
- Guardianship (WI Court System)
- Guardianship Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Guides, WI Court System
- Parental Power of Attorney
- Power of Attorney Delegating Parental Power (Marathon Register in Probate)
- Power of Attorney Delegating Parental Power (WI Court System)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.979 "Delegation of power by parent" (Parental Power of Attorney)
- Voting
- Voting resources and laws (WI State Law Library)
- Voting resources and laws (WI State Law Library)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.023 "Guardianship"
- WI Statutes: s. 48.977 "Appointment of Relatives As Guardians for Certain Children in Need of Protection or Services"
- WI Statutes: s. 48.979 "Delegation of power by parent" (Parental Power of Attorney)
- WI Statutes: ch. 53 "Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction"
- WI Statutes: ch. 54 "Guardianships and Conservatorships"
- WI Statutes: ch. 55 " Protective Service System"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 85 "Non-profit Corporation as Guardian"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Court Forms
- Guardianship (LaCrosse Register in Probate)
Instructions and forms for filing a termination of a minor guardianship - Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights and Probate Forms and Guidelines (Lincoln Register in Probate)
- Guardianships (Marathon Register in Probate)
Foreign guardianship procedure, guardianship checklist, juvenile guardianship checklist, guidelines for filing inventory and annual accounting, policies for completing annual accounting, written notice of rights -- guardianship due to incompetency. - Power of Attorney Delegating Parental Power (Marathon Register in Probate)
As authorized by s. 48.979, Wis. Stats.
- Guardianship (LaCrosse Register in Probate)
Guides
- Guardianship & Protective Placement (Lincoln Register in Probate)
- Guardianships & Protective Placements (Waukesha Circuit Court)
Guided resource to guardianship process, procedures and forms. - Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Death of the Ward (Milwaukee Register in Probate)
- Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Depleted/Small Estate (Milwaukee Register in Probate)
- Minor Guardianship (Lincoln Register in Probate)
- Petitioning for Guardianship (Dane Register in Probate)
- Successor Guardianship Guidelines (Lincoln Register in Probate)
- Temporary Guardianship (Lincoln Register in Probate)
Related Topics
- Adoption
- Elder Law
- Family Law
- Juvenile Justice
- Legal Assistance
- Mental Health
- Power of Attorney
- Public Records
- Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Law Review Articles
- Landmark Reforms Signed into Law: Guardianship and Adult Protective Services
79 Wis Lawyer 8 (Aug 2006)