Chapter 770, DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP
8 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 770.01 Definitions
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770.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Domestic partner” means an individual who has signed and filed a declaration of domestic partnership in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which he or she resides. (2) “Domestic partnership” means the legal relationship …
Wis. Stat. § 770.05 Criteria for forming a domestic partnership
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770.05 Criteria for forming a domestic partnership. Subject to s. 770.07 (1) (a), 2 individuals may form a domestic partnership if they satisfy all of the following criteria: (1) Each individual is at least 18 years old and capable of consenting to the domestic partnership. (2) N…
Wis. Stat. § 770.07 Application and declaration
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770.07 Application and declaration. (1) (a) To form a domestic partnership, individuals must apply on or after the 31st day beginning after July 1, 2009, but no later than April 1, 2018, for a declaration of domestic partnership to the county clerk of the county in which at least…
Wis. Stat. § 770.10 Completion and filing of declaration
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770.10 Completion and filing of declaration. In order to form the legal status of domestic partners, the individuals shall, within 30 days after the clerk issues a declaration of domestic partnership under s. 770.07 (2), complete the declaration of domestic partnership, sign the …
Wis. Stat. § 770.12 Terminating a domestic partnership
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770.12 Terminating a domestic partnership. (1) (a) A domestic partner may terminate the domestic partnership by filing a completed notice of termination of domestic partnership form with the county clerk who issued the declaration of domestic partnership and paying the fee under …
Wis. Stat. § 770.15 Forms
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770.15 Forms. (1) The application and declaration of domestic partnership under s. 770.07 and the notice of termination of domestic partnership and certificate of termination of domestic partnership under s. 770.12 shall contain such information as the state registrar of vital st…
Wis. Stat. § 770.17 Fees to county clerk
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770.17 Fees to county clerk. Each county clerk shall receive as a fee for each declaration of domestic partnership issued and for each certificate of termination of domestic partnership issued the same amount that the clerk receives for issuing a marriage license under s. 765.15.…
Wis. Stat. § 770.18 Records
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770.18 Records. (1) The county clerk shall keep among the records in the office a suitable book called the declaration of domestic partnership docket and shall enter therein a complete record of the applications for and the issuing of all declarations of domestic partnership, and…