Local Wisconsin Government Offices
Providing Services Related to Vital Records

Registers of Deeds
Milwaukee/West Allis City Vital Records Offices
County Clerks
Clerks of Court
Coroners/Medical Examiners

Registers of Deeds Listing (PDF, 58 KB) (August 2011); Map (PDF, 69 KB) (July 2011)

Registers of Deeds file and issue:

• Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in that county.
• Copies of birth and death records for Wisconsin events for persons residing in that county at the time of the event.
• Copies of marriage records for marriages that occurred in that county.
• Copies of declaration and termination of domestic partnership records registered in that county.

Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices
Listing (PDF, 10 KB);  Map (PDF, 69 KB) (July  2011) 

Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices file and issue:

• Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in those cities.

County Clerks Listing (PDF, 20 KB) (April 2010); Map (PDF, 80 KB) (April 2010) 

• Issue marriage licenses for persons who marry in Wisconsin.
• Maintain public marriage applications for 10 years.
• Issue declaration and termination of domestic partnership records under Chapter 770, Wis. Stats. for same-sex domestic partners in that county.

Note: See Reference Materials (PDF, 18 KB) for County Marriage License Fee information. (April 2010)

Note: See Reference Materials (PDF, 17 KB) for Domestic Partnership Declaration and Termination Registration Fee information. (April 2010)

Clerks of Court Listing (PDF, 16 KB) Map (PDF, 79 KB) (December 2011) 

• File divorce/annulment certificates for divorces/annulments granted in the county court.
• Issue copies of divorce decrees for divorces granted in the county court.
• File court orders affecting vital records (such as: amendments, legal name changes, adoptions, and paternity adjudications.)

Coroners/Medical Examiners Listing (PDF, 23 KB) (April 2011) Map (PDF, 57 KB) (August 2011)  

• Certify cause and manner of death on all injury and poisoning-related deaths and in other cases as mandated by state law.
• Issue releases to cremate bodies.
• Issue permits to disinter remains.

County Coroner/Medical Examiner Fee information (for special services like issuing cremation releases).  (PDF, 18 KB) (April 2011)

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Last Revised:  March 19, 2012