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Elder Laws in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin elder law sits at the intersection of federal programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security) and Wisconsin's guardianship, power-of-attorney, and long-term-care statutes. Wisconsin's Family Care and IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) programs provide Medicaid long-term-services-and-supports for eligible elderly and disabled adults. Wisconsin adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Wis. Stat. ch. 244) and operates a guardianship and protective-placement framework under Wis. Stat. ch. 54 and ch. 55.
Last verified: 2026-04-20
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Key Wisconsin Statutes
Wisconsin's adult-guardianship framework — covering guardians of the person, guardians of the estate, and limited guardianships.
Wisconsin's protective-placement statute — authorizes court-ordered placement of incapacitated adults in the least-restrictive setting consistent with their needs.
Wisconsin's adoption of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act — the principal framework for durable powers of attorney for finance.
Wisconsin's separate health-care-POA statute — used in conjunction with the Declaration to Physicians (living will) under ch. 154.
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