Services
Corporate Guardianship
House Calls of Menomonie, Inc. is licensed by the State of Wisconsin to provide corporate guardianship and conservatorship to individuals as assigned by the court.
Currently, our license allows House Calls of Menomonie, Inc. to provide guardianship services to up to 300 individuals. The fees for our guardianship services are approved by the court.
The Guardianship Department consists of Heather Wolf, Guardian Director, 7 Guardianship Coordinators, and one Guardian Assistant.
We provide:
- Conservatorship
- Guardianship of the Person
- Guardianship of the Estate
Guardianship of the Person
A guardian of the person is appointed by a probate court to make decisions for another adult whom the court has determined is incompetent.
When the court appoints a guardian of the person, the guardian may have the following responsibilities:
- Determine and monitor residence
- Consent to and monitor medical treatment
- Consent to and monitor non-medical services such as education and counseling
- Consent to release of confidential information
- Make end-of-life decisions
- Maximize independence in least restrictive manner
- Report to the court about the guardianship status at least annually
- Act of behalf of an individual who is unable to act for himself or herself to exercise rights.
- Act as an advocate for the best interest of the individual
- Protect the individual against abuse, neglect, self-neglect, financial exploitation and rights violations
- Face to face visits at least four times a year
Guardianship of the Estate
When the court appoints a guardian of the estate, the guardian is assigned the following responsibilities:
- Marshall and protect assets
- Obtain appraisals of property
- Protect property and assets from loss
- Receive income for the estate
- Make appropriate disbursements
- Obtain court approval prior to selling any asset
- Report to the court on estate status
- Act as Representative Payee
- Face to face visit at least once a year
- Apply for public and private benefits
Conservatorship
Conservatorship is a court proceeding initiated by someone who wishes to have the Court appoint someone who will assist with their finances. The individual is competent.
- Take possession of the individual’s real and personal property.
- Retain, expend, distribute, sell or invest the individual’s property.
- Determine if the individual has executed a will, where the will is located, determine the appropriate person to be notified in the event of the individual’s death and notify those persons if the death occurs.
- Use the individual’s income and property to maintain and support the individual and any dependents of the individual.
- Prepare and file an annual account for the Court. This includes providing evidence, such as bank statements, when filing the account with the Court.
- At the termination of the conservatorship, deliver the individual’s assets to the persons entitled to them.
- Pay any legally enforceable debts (claims) of the individual, including filing tax returns and paying taxes.
- Apply to be the individual’s representative payee, if receiving governmental benefits and there is no current representative payee, or ensure that one is appointed.
- Perform any other duty required by court order.