The Wisconsin Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent is a document that must be filed in an action for divorce when the respondent cannot be located. This affidavit is used to demonstrate that the petitioner has made diligent attempts to locate the respondent and that the petitioner has no control over the respondent’s whereabouts. The affidavit must be signed by the petitioner and the petitioner’s lawyer and must contain specific information, such as the details of the search efforts and the results. There are three types of Wisconsin Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent: the Standard Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent, the Enhanced Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent, and the Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent with Limited Personal Knowledge. The Standard Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent is the most commonly used, and it requires the petitioner to provide detailed information about the search efforts to locate the respondent, such as the name and address of any persons contacted, the results of the search, and the date of the search. The Enhanced Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent requires the petitioner to provide additional information, such as the petitioner’s efforts to contact the respondent’s relatives, friends, and former employers. The Affidavit of Efforts to Locate Absent Respondent with Limited Personal Knowledge is used when the petitioner has limited personal knowledge of the respondent’s whereabouts. In that case, the petitioner must provide the name and address of any person contacted, the results of the search, and the date of the search.