Probate - Krause Estate Planning & Elder Law

Naming “My Estate” as the beneficiary of a traditional IRA may sound logical. After all, your will already explains who...

Death does not immediately erase a person's financial identity. Credit files remain, mail continues arriving, online...

A diamond ring, grandfather’s watch, antique rifle cabinet, handwritten recipe book, or box of family photographs may be...

A pending lawsuit does not necessarily disappear when one of the people involved dies. For Wisconsin families, the death of...

Sometimes the biggest probate fight is not over the house. It is over the dining-room table. One sibling remembers...

A safe-deposit box can hold some of the most important property in an estate: an original will, deeds, jewelry, savings...

Opening probate does not create a tax-free holding period. Once someone dies, income earned afterward by estate-owned bank...

Cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, and other titled property can look simple on an estate inventory. In practice, they often...

TL;DR: A probate bond may be required during Wisconsin probate to protect beneficiaries and estate assets when a Personal...

TL;DR: A Wisconsin probate attorney can help beneficiaries understand their beneficiary rights to review estate accounting,...