Wisconsin State Law Library

Since August 3, 2009, Wisconsin residents are now able to apply for a Declaration of Domestic Partnership, which provides same sex couples with certain limited legal protections.

Accordingly, we have updated our Domestic Partnership legal topic page with new resources.

From the WI Dept of Health Services, we have added:

• Declaration & Termination of Domestic Partnership
• Declaration of Domestic Partnership and Termination of Domestic Partnership Issues - Vital Records FAQ's
• WI Declaration of Domestic Partnership Application
  
• WI Termination of Domestic Partnership Certificate Application

Also new to the page:

• 2009 WI Act 28: Domestic Partnership Law
  
• Same Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, & Domestic Partnerships (National Conference of State Legislatures)
• WI Domestic Partnership Protections Reference Guide (Fair Wisconsin)

We have also added several new domestic partnership - as well as marriage license - guides and forms to our County Resources database.