Vital Records: Local Wisconsin Government Offices Providing Services
Local government offices provide a wide range of services to Wisconsin residents. Information on the types of services offered and office locations is shown below.
Register of Deeds offices
Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices. For Wisconsin birth and death records you can also contact the Milwaukee City Health Office or the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield).
Record availability varies by date and event type. Check with the specific local office for details.
County Clerks
Wisconsin County Clerks Association
- Issue marriage licenses and domestic partnership terminations
- Accept passport applications
- Administer elections
Clerks of Court
Wisconsin Court System - Circuit court clerks
- 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, paternity adjudications)
Coroners and Medical Examiners
Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Association
- 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.
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