County Legal Resources
Information by County
Milwaukee
Forms & Guides
- Bankruptcy / Debt Amortization
- Chapter 128 Debt Amortization
- Amortization of debt (Chapter 128) (Justice Center)
Step by step instructions- Filing an Amortization of Debt (Chapter 128) Case (Justice Center)
Includes forms.- Court Procedures
- Consumer Replevin, Summons (Clerk of Court)
- Motion to reopen: large claims civil cases (Clerk of Court)
- Request for Substitution of Judge (Clerk of Court)
- Court Records
- Petition for Access to Confidential Court File (Register in Probate)
- Request/Order for Transcript (Register in Probate)
- Jury
- Jury FAQ (Court)
- Mediation
- Foreclosure Mediation Request Form (Clerk of Court)
- Pro Hac Vice
- Pro Hac Vice (Clerk of Court)
- Service of Process
- Serving documents to the other party (Milwaukee Justice Center)
Service of process information for divorce, name change, family court cases, and small claims- Criminal
- Petition for Return of Property (Circuit Court)
A petition for the return of property from an agency or other entity for the return of property seized and held.- Criminal & Traffic Courts Division (Court)
Provides answers to common questions about traffic citations & reopening default judgments, reinstatement of suspended driver's license due to fine nonpayment, what to do if you didn't show up for your court date, how to get bail money back, records retention, etc.- Domestic Violence (District Attorney)
- Alternative Treatment Courts
- Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court: Participant Handbook (Court)
- Estate / Probate
- Objection, objection to claim, pretrial order (Register in Probate)
- Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Death of the Ward (Register in Probate)
- Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Depleted/Small Estate (Register in Probate)
- Tutorial on Completing Annual Accounts (Register in Probate)
- Family
- Family Law (Law Library)
Divorce, paternity
- Child Custody / Visitation
- Custody / Placement / Visitation (Justice Center (MJC))
- Child Support
- Child Support Services Application (Clerk of Court)
- Child Support (Justice Center (MJC))
- Child Support Service FAQ (Child Support)
- Divorce / Legal Separation
- Divorce / Legal Separation (Justice Center (MJC))
- Domestic Partnership
- Domestic Partnership Application (Register of Deeds)
- Domestic Partnership Information (County Clerk)
- Guardianship
- Fact Sheet for Private Pay by Nursing Home from Ward's Income (County Court)
- Petition and Order for Payment of Fees: Guardianship (Register in Probate)
- Petition for Approval of Account of Guardian or Conservator (Register in Probate)
- Petition for Approval of Proposed Fees/Expenses: Adult (Register in Probate)
- Petition for Approval of Proposed Fees/Expenses: Minor (Register in Probate)
- Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Death of the Ward (Register in Probate)
- Guidelines for Termination of Guardian of the Estate: Depleted/Small Estate (Register in Probate)
- Foreclosure
- Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Foreclosure Complaint (Pro Se) (Clerk of Court)
- Foreclosure Mediation Request Form (Clerk of Court)
- Foreclosure (Justice Center (MJC))
- Juvenile
- Children's Court (Juvenile Court)
- Landlord / Tenant
- Eviction/Notice Terminating Tenancy (County Court)
- Small Claims Eviction (Clerk of Court)
- Eviction Notice Grid (Justice Center)
Which types of notice must be given for different types of rental agreements.- Housing Resources from Community Advocates (Community Advocates)
Short and long term assistance programs and housing FAQs.- Landlord - Tenant Issues (Justice Center (MJC))
- Steps for the Eviction Process (Sheriff's Dept.)
- Mental Health
- Mental Health & Wellness Directory (Mental Health America)
- Name Change
- Name Change (Justice Center (MJC))
- Name Change & Correction of Birth Certificate Procedure (Court)
- Small Claims
- Pro Hac Vice (Clerk of Court)
- Small Claims (Clerk of Court)
- Small Claims Eviction (Clerk of Court)
- Small Claim Procedure in Brief (Court)
- Small Claims (Justice Center (MJC))
- Traffic
- Criminal & Traffic Courts Division (Court)
Provides answers to common questions about traffic citations & reopening default judgments, reinstatement of suspended driver's license due to fine nonpayment, what to do if you didn't show up for your court date, how to get bail money back, records retention, etc.- Vital Records
- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificate Applications (County Clerk)
Register of Deeds
Related Resources
- Directory of Self-Help Legal Resources in WI Counties (WI Court System)