Hooper Law Office of Fox Crossing

Hooper Law Office of Fox Crossing is an estate planning attorney in Fox Crossing, Wisconsin. The firm practices in estate planning and asset protection, elder law and Medicaid planning, business planning and LLC formation, and probate and trust administration. Its attorneys practice solely in the areas of estate planning and elder law, and the firm serves clients from offices in Appleton, Green Bay, and Oshkosh. It holds a rating of 4.70 from the customers who have reviewed it.

The firm takes a client-centered approach, working to understand each client's hopes, values, and goals in order to help secure quality of life today, a high standard of care for the future, and benefits for family and loved ones. Its attorneys have written a variety of books on estate planning and elder law, and they teach on both the local and national level. The firm is a member of WealthCounsel, ElderCounsel, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Wisconsin Council of Estate Planning Attorneys, and the Business Enterprise Institute, and it is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Kim Van Den Bosch-Jones and Kimberly Hinch are attorneys with the firm, and Isabel De Bruin serves as a legal assistant for probate and trust settlement.

Much of the firm's work centers on revocable living trusts. A properly funded living trust allows assets to transfer immediately after death without court interference, permits management of affairs in the event of incapacity without a guardianship or conservatorship, and avoids a public probate process. Federal law, under the 1982 Garn-St. Germain Act, prohibits financial institutions from calling or accelerating a loan when property is transferred to a living trust, provided the owner continues to live in the home; the exception is residential real estate with more than five dwelling units. Assets with beneficiary designations, such as life insurance policies and annuities, need not be transferred into a trust, and retirement accounts and payable-on-death bank accounts pass directly to named beneficiaries outside probate.

The office is located on N Systems Dr in Fox Crossing.