Divorce

• Forms
  • Divorce, Legal Separation (WI Court System)
    Pre and post-judgment forms. Self-help family website offering interactive option to complete forms.
  • Notice by Publication (WI Court System)
    

• Guides (WI Court System - Statewide)
  • Self-Help Family Website
  • Basic Guide to Divorce or Legal Separation
    Provides county-specific contact information, legal issues to consider and a procedural checklist.
    
    
  • Appointment of Guardian ad Litem
  • Contempt
  • Conversion of Legal Separation to Divorce
  • DeNovo Review
  • Modification
  • Order to Appear
  • Request for Mediation
  • Service
  • Service by Publication
  • Stipulation & Order to Amend Judgment with Arrears
  • Suspension & Dismissal
    
    
• Divorce Questions and Answers (State Bar of WI)
• How to Divorce (Nolo.com)
  Annulment & separation faqs, no fault vs. fault divorce faqs, what to expect when you go to court, etc.
• Managing your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women (WI State Bar)
  
• State Laws on Divorce (FindLaw)
  
  
• Annulment
  Note: Some counties such as Dane Co. have developed annulment-specific forms. Contact your county's Clerk of Circuit Court to ask about your county.
  • WI Statutes: s. 767.313(1)"Annulment"
    
    
• Certificates
  
  • Divorce or Annulment Certificates (WI Vital Records Office)
    Request copies of a divorce or annulment certificate.
    
    
• Credit/Debt
  • Credit & Divorce (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
  • WI Statutes: 766.55 "Obligations of Spouses"
    
    
• Mediation
  
  • Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
    An "association of lawyers, mental health professionals and financial advisors who work together to learn, practice and promote a collaborative process for problem solving and peaceful resolution of family law issues." Site includes directory of professionals and FAQs about collaborative law.
  • Divorce Conflict Solutions
    Helps divorced and separated parents reach agreements about custody, placement, and child-rearing.
  • Divorce without Court (Nolo.com)
    
    
• Tax (WI Dept. of Revenue)
  • FAQs
    • How does a divorce decree affect my tax debt?
    • Refund Interception: What happens if I filed a joint return and have a divorce decree?
  • Federal and Wisconsin Income Tax Reporting Under the Marital Property Act
  • Tax Information for Married Persons Filing Separate Returns and Persons Divorced in... (WI Dept. of Revenue)
    

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 767 "Actions Affecting the Family"
  Sections of ch. 767 affected by 2005 Wis. Act 443 are available at the end of the Act PDF

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Agencies

  • Family Court
    Forms, mediation information, FAQs and legal assistance resources.

• Court Forms

  • Family Court Forms (Dane Co Clerk of Court)
    Divorce, legal separation, annulment, paternity, post-judgment. Some forms and instructions also available in Spanish / Espanol.
  • Family Court Forms (Jackson Co Clerk of Court)
    Forms related to divorce, annulment, legal separation, child custody, physical placement, and paternity. Includes summons by publication and summons to petition to enforce or modify a foreign judgment.
  • Motion for Contempt (Manitowoc Co Clerk of Circuit Court)
  • Removal of Minor Child (Manitowoc Co Family Court Commissioner)

• Guides

  • Divorce/Legal Separation (Waukesha Co Circuit Court)
    Guided resource to the divorce process, procedures and forms.
  • Family Court Resource Handbook (Racine Co Family Court Commissioner)
  • Fond du Lac County Family Court Handbook (Fond du Lac Family Court Commissioner)
  • Kewaunee County Family Law Handbook (Kewaunee Co Family Court)
    (920)-388-2333
  • Moving On: A Guide to Pro Se Divorce (Dane Co Bar Association)
  • Moving On: Your Divorce Trial (Dane Co Bar Association)
  • Procedures for Divorce Cases (Manitowoc Co Clerk of Courts)
  • Self-Help Information (Jefferson Co Family Court Commissioner)
    Information on filing for divorce or legal separation, temporary orders and revising or enforcing final orders.

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