June 30, 2006, Newsletter Issue #22: Wisconsin Divorce Laws and Divorce Guidelines

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Wisconsin Residency Requirement
According to the Wisconsin Divorce Laws and Wisconsin Divorce Guidelines, to get divorced in Wisconsin, one of the spouses must have been a resident of the state for 6 months and of the county for 30 days immediately before filing the case

Time To Divorce There is a waiting period of 120 days after filing the Wisconsin Divorce Forms and Wisconsin Divorce Papers before a hearing on the case will be scheduled.

Place of Divorce (Venue) The case may be filed in: County where one of the spouses meets the residency requirement

Simplified or Special Divorce Procedures
The spouses may file a joint petition for divorce in which they both consent to personal jurisdiction of the court and waive service of process. A copy of a guide to Wisconsin Court procedures for obtaining a divorce is to be provided to the spouses upon filing for divorce.

In all cases, a financial disclosure form must be filed. Also, in cases in which both spouses agree that the marriage is broken and have agreed on all material issues, the case may be held before a family court commissioner.

Wisconsin Grounds for Divorce

Grounds for divorce:
(1) Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage

An Agreed Divorce , defined by Wisconsin divorce guidelines and Wisconsin divorce laws, is a scenario where the spouses agree on the terms of the divorce such as Wisconsin property distribution, Wisconsin child support, or Wisconsin child custody.

A Default Divorce , according to the Wisconsin divorce guidelines and Wisconsin divorce laws, is a divorce where the other spouse doesn’t sign the Wisconsin Divorce forms or Wisconsin divorce papers, he/she doesn’t do anything at all with the divorce.

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