Paternity
- Child Support Attorney's Desk Reference (WI
Dept. of Children & Families)
Child support enforcement and paternity establishment. - Legal Fatherhood (Paternity) (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
- Methods for Establishing Paternity in Wisconsin (WI Legislative Council)
- Paternity Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
- Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book: Family - Paternity (WI Legislative Council)
- Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
- Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment Handbook for Hospital Staff (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
- Genetic Testing
- New law allows genetic testing to administratively determine paternity (WisBar Inside Track)
- Paternity determinations based on genetic test results (WI Legislative Council Act Memo, 2019 WI Act 95)
- Guides (WI Court System)
- Paternal Interest Registry
- Paternal interest registry in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 69.15 (3) "Changes of Fact on Birth Certificates"
- WI Statutes: ch. 767 "Actions Affecting the Family"
- WI Statutes: s. 891.41 "Presumption of paternity based on marriage of the parties"
- WI Admin. Code: DCF 151 "Establishment of the Paternity of a Nonmarital Child"
- Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Court Forms
- Family Court Forms (Dane Clerk of Court)
Divorce, legal separation, annulment, paternity, post-judgment, "paternity packet". Some forms and instructions also available in Spanish / Espanol. - Motion for Contempt (Manitowoc Clerk of Court)
Family and paternity actions. - New Custody / Placement Case (Paternity Acknowledgement Action) (St. Croix Clerk of Court)
Instructions and forms for filing a new custody or placement case when paternity has been voluntarily acknowledged. - Request for orders following a paternity acknowledgement (Dunn Clerk of Courts)
Filed by unmarried parents who want to start a court action for custody, placement, or support where both parents have jointly signed and filed with the State a paternity acknowledgement statement.
- Family Court Forms (Dane Clerk of Court)
Other Forms
- Birth Certificate Application (Green County Clerk)
Guides
- Paternity Process (Green County Family Court)
Related Topics
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Child Support
- Family Law
- Legal Assistance
- Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Law Review Articles
- Constitutional Rights of Putative Father to Establish his Parentage & Assert Parental Rights
Marquette L. Rev. 58 n175 (1975) - Law & Changing Patterns of Behavior: Sanctions on Non-Marital Cohabitations
Wis. L. Rev. 1981 n275 - Trial of Paternity Case
Marquette L. Rev 50 n450 (1967) - Wisconsin's Custody Placement & Paternity Reform Legislation
73 Wis Lawyer 15 (Apr 2000) - You are not the Father: How State Paternity Laws Protect (& Fail to Protect) the Best Interests of Children
Amer. Univ. Jnl of Gender Social Policy & the Law 16:2 (Summer 2008) 311-334
Library Resources
- Fathers' rights: a legal guide to protecting the best interests of your children
- Methods of Practice: Wisconsin Practice Series
- Paternity Establishment in Wisconsin
- Q&A for Noncustodial Fathers
- Unmarried Parents Rights