Guardianships

GUARDIANSHIP TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINATED GUARDIANS

Understand the full scope of your responsibilities as a guardian.

Effective 1/01/2023, any person nominated to be appointed a guardian of the person, guardian of the estate, or guardian of both the person and the estate of an alleged incompetent adult is required to satisfy guardian training requirements under Sec. 54.26, Wis. Stats.  This individual must complete and provide confirmation to the Court that they have completed and passed the training at least 96 hours prior to the final hearing.  This training is mandatory and the Court will not appoint a guardian who has not successfully completed the training requirements. 

 

UW-Green Bay is the exclusive partner of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) in providing the required Wisconsin Act 97 online training for guardians to ensure they understand their duties and responsibilities, the rights of their wards and the best practices for managing the relationship.  The training is offered at no charge.

To enroll in this free online course, individuals will visit:

https://www.uwgb.edu/guardianship-training/

 

For any questions or comments regarding the guardian training, please contact our program specialists at (920) 465-2315 or via email at guardian@uwgb.edu.

 

This course is self-paced and is accessible 24/7.  If an individual does not have access to a computer and/or Wi-Fi, they can find a list of free public computers and internet access in their county through the link on this website.  An individual may also contact their local library for computer access.  This course will take a total of approximately 3 hours to complete.

ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE, PLEASE PRINT YOUR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND FILE ALONG WITH FORM GN-3135 PRIOR TO YOUR HEARING FOR APPOINTMENT AS PERMANENT GUARDIAN.

 

If you have questions about how to file the Certificate of Completion and Form GN-3135, please contact the Jackson County Register in Probate at 715-284-0286.