Wisconsin Household Paperwork Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (WI Executor and Estate Kit, Wisconsin Small Claims Kit, Wisconsin POA Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Wisconsin getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Wisconsin. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Wisconsin kits are built only from our Wisconsin data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Wis. Stat. 867.03, Transfer by affidavit (Wisconsin Legislature); Wisconsin Court System form PR-1831, Transfer by Affidavit (07/2019); Wis. Stat. Chapter 853, Wills (Wisconsin Legislature); Wisconsin small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 799 (2023-24, published 5-1-25); Wisconsin court system: Basic Guide to Small Claims (SC-6000V, 02/23), as posted by Winnebago County; Wisconsin power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Wisconsin Statutes chapter 244, Uniform Power of Attorney for Finances and Property (Wisconsin Legislature); Power of Attorney for Health Care, form F-00085 (Wisconsin Department of Health Services).
• Every kit in the set is written for Wisconsin.

What is inside

• Wisconsin Executor and Estate Kit. Property subject to administration in the state with a gross value of $50,000 or less. Real property can be transferred, with notice to the heirs at least 30 days before the affidavit is recorded. Real estate counts toward the value, and the procedure can reach it. Handed to the bank or other holder. Not filed with the court: given to whoever owes the money or holds the property; for real estate, recorded with the register of deeds. PR-1831, Transfer by Affidavit. Wisconsin Court System form, revised 07/2019. Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after the signing or acknowledgment. Allowed at signing or any time later, before an officer authorized to administer oaths, under official seal. The will stays valid, but gifts to an interested witness or the witness's spouse are invalid beyond an intestate share unless an exception applies. waiting period after the death, notary or oath, simplified court procedure: check Wis. Stat. 867.03, Transfer by affidavit (Wisconsin Legislature); if the will is handwritten: check Wis. Stat. Chapter 853, Wills (Wisconsin Legislature).
• Wisconsin Small Claims Court Kit. In Wisconsin, small claims (Circuit Court, Small Claims) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: Wis. Service: By mail, sheriff, or private process server (sheriff/server charge fees). Counterclaims over $10,000 (or tort counterclaims over $5,000) need personal service within 60 days. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: After a court commissioner decision: file a Demand for Trial (SC-517) within 10 days of the hearing date, or 15 days from mailing of a written decision, with the clerk in the county where the case was heard. After a judge's decision: appeal to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Evictions: where a defendant resides or the rental property is located. Most money claims: where a defendant resides or where the claim arose. Consumer claims have additional options, such as where the customer resides or was personally served. The court's guide points to Wisconsin Court System eFiling. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000 and $5,000 (tort / personal injury claims), $25,000 (replevin, consumer credit transaction (amount financed)), a costs sheet, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Wisconsin Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Wisconsin power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity. Two witnesses by simultaneous remote appearance, supervised by a Wisconsin attorney, also give the presumption. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Statutory Form Power of Attorney for Finances and Property (Wis; notary: Notarizing isn't a condition of validity here, but do it anyway; witnesses: Witnesses aren't required; two remote witnesses are one way to get the presumption of a genuine signature; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; durable after incapacity: Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. Healthcare: Two witnesses sign at the same time as you. They can't be your provider, your agent, a relative or someone with a claim on your estate. Notary: "presumed to be genuine if the principal makes an acknowledgment" Witnesses: "witnessed by 2 witnesses via simultaneous remote appearance" Agent's acknowledgment: "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties." Durable after incapacity: "A power of attorney created under this chapter is durable unless it expressly provides" Healthcare power of attorney: "Two witnesses are required." Agent: An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. Plus a copies log.