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)
- 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
- Grandparents / relatives raising and nurturing dependent children (GRAND guide) (Waukesha Health and Human Services)
Local and statewide directory of resources for grandparent caregivers. Includes summaries of various legal issues such as child custody and visitation, guardianship, and adoption. - 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)
- Grandparents / relatives raising and nurturing dependent children (GRAND guide) (Waukesha Health and Human Services)
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)