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To initiate the divorce process in Wisconsin, you must obtain and complete the required divorce forms, including the vital statistics form. These forms can be found on the Wisconsin court system's website. The necessary form for initiating the process is the divorce petition, which must be signed and notarized.

1) Obtain a Copy of your Certified Marriage Certificate ? Pick up your certified marriage certificate at any Register of Deeds office in the State of Wisconsin. 2) Update your Social Security Card ? Take your marriage certificate to the Social Security office and change your name there.

If you can't afford to pay the court fees, you may request a waiver. You can get the form on the Wisconsin courts website and file it electronically with all of the other divorce forms.

The summons and petition (or joint petition) for divorce or legal separation and confidential petition addendum must be filed and a fee paid to the Clerk of Circuit Court. (Note: There is a mandatory 120-day waiting period before the court can hear the final hearing.)

Expect to: Fill out a petition form and submit it to the local court. Receive a date for a court hearing on the petition. Publish notice of your name change petition in a local newspaper, once a week for three weeks, and give proof of publication to the court. Attend the hearing and bring your birth certificate.

You must fill out the forms properly and file them with the court in the county where you reside. You will also have to pay whatever fee that county requires for a name change. You will have to file out and file a proposed order and notice of hearing on your name change.