Domestic Partnership
Wisconsin
2017 Wisconsin Act 59 changed some benefits to domestic partners of state and local employees under the Wisconsin Retirement System or Department of Employee Trust Funds group health insurance plan. The state no longer accepts domestic partnership registrations on or after April 1, 2018.
Read a summary of the law changes in this Inside Track article: Imminent demise: register for domestic partnership status before it disappears on April 1.
- Declaration & Termination of Domestic Partnership (WI Dept. of Health Services)
Request copies of declarations and read answers to FAQs on applying for declarations. - Domestic Partnership Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Termination of Domestic Partership due to Marriage and other FAQs (Dane County Clerk)
- Currently Dane county recognizes domestic partnerships
- IRS rulings and Wisconsin domestic partnerships (WI Dept. of Revenue)
- Forms
- Copy of Declaration of Domestic Partnership (WI Dept. of Health Services)
Request a certified or uncertified copy of a domestic partnership - Copy of Termination of Domestic Partnership (WI Dept. of Health Services)
Request a certified or uncertified copy of a domestic partnership termination
- Copy of Declaration of Domestic Partnership (WI Dept. of Health Services)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 700.19 - s. 700.24 Joint Tenancy
- WI Statutes: ch. 770 "Domestic Partnership"
- WI Statutes: s. 865.20 "Termination of Joint Tenancy or Life Estate, Probate -- Informal Administration"
- WI Statutes: s. 867.04 - s. 867.046 Joint Tenancy, Probate -- Summary Procedures
- WI Counties
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Guides
- Domestic Partnership (Dane County Clerk)
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Life Partners Legal Strangers: Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
79 Wis Lawyer 11 (Oct 2006) - Understanding Domestic Partnerships in Wisconsin
82 Wis Lawyer 11 (Nov 2009)
Library Resources
- Advising the evolving family
- Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples
- Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples
- Living Together: a Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples
- Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
- Premarital agreements: drafting and negotiating