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Affidavit
Affidavit for Temporary Order
Affidavit in Support of Request for Judgment for Fees and Disbursements
Affidavit of Service (Form FA-4120V)
Affidavit of Default and Nonmilitary Status
Affidavit of Mailing (Form FA-4121V)
Publication Affidavit of Mailing (Form FA-4123V)
Affidavit of Rights Under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Mediation Process Handout
Alternative Qualified Domestic Relations Order
Application for Order Vacating/Revoking Judgment of Divorce
Authorization and Request for Information Regarding Benefits and Perquisites from Employment
Authorization and Request for Information Regarding Retirement and Deferred-Compensation Plans
Authorization for Release of Patient Health-Care Records
Authorization to Hire Professionals
Certificate of Compliance
Chapter 13 Checklist - Enforcement of Judgments and Orders
Chapter 4 Checklist - Initial Interview and Fact Gathering
Chapter 8 Checklist - Marital Settlement Agreements
Chapter 14B Checklist - Retirement Plans and Benefits s in Divorce
Chapter 11 Checklist - Posttrial Procedures
Client Instruction Sheet
Compliance Letter to Opposing Attorney
Consent for Substitution of Attorneys
Consent to Act
Deposition Instructions to Client
Determination of Qualification of Domestic Relations Order and Notice to Plan Participant and Alternate Payee
Order Dismissing/Denying Petition for Temporary Restraining Order or Injunction (Form CV-409)
Docketing Statement (Form AP-027)
Fee Explanation Letter (Based on Herro Factors)
Fee Explanation Letter (Based on a Set Hourly Rate and Herro Factors)
Fee Explanation Letter (Based on a Set Hourly Rate)
Final Marital Settlement Agreement Clauses
Financial Disclosure Authorization
Financial Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 767.127
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment of Divorce
Glossary of Legal Terms
Individual Income Property Classification Agreement
Informational Fact Sheet for Appointment of Guardian ad Litem
Injunction (Child Abuse) (Form CV-414)
Injunction (Domestic Abuse) (Form CV-404)
Injunction (Harassment) (Form CV-407)
Injunction (Individual at Risk) (Form CV-430)
Interlocutory Judgment
Interrogatories
Joint Petition with Minor Children
Letter Allocating Fees for Tax Purposes
Letter of Authorization to Hire a Professional
Letter of Termination of Services
Letter Requesting Medical Insurance Continuation and Conversion Information
Letter to Appraisers
Letter to Client Explaining Divorce Procedure (Minor Children)
Letter to Client Regarding Health Insurance Conversion or Continuation Rights
Letter to Client Regarding Negotiating Settlement with Unrepresented Spouse
Letter to Client's Unrepresented Spouse Regarding Negotiating Settlement
Lien
Life Insurance Policy Authorization
Lis Pendens
Marital Property Agreement
Marital Property Agreement Reclassifying 20__ State and Federal Income (Short Form)
Marital Settlement Agreement
Master Information List (MIL)
Mediation Order
Sample Mediation Contract
Mediators Letter to Attorney
Family Medical History Questionnaire (Form FA-608)
Notice of Adjustment in Child Support Payments
Notice of Appeal (Form CA-120)
Notice of Deposition
Notice of Entry of Judgment
Notice of Entry of Judgment to Employer Policyholder (Wisconsin Law)
Notice of Entry of Judgment to Insurance Plan Administrator (Federal Law)
Notice of Firearms Possession Penalties (Form CV-432)
Temporary Restraining Order and Notice of Injunction Hearing (Domestic Abuse) (Form CV-403)
Temporary Restraining Order and Notice of Injunction Hearing (Child Abuse) (Form CV-413)
Temporary Restraining Order and Notice of Injunction Hearing (Harassment) (Form CV-406)
Temporary Restraining Order and Notice of Injunction Hearing (Individual at Risk) (Form CV-429)
Notice of Income Assignment
Motion to Relocate Child(ren)
Notice of Motion and Motion for Dismissal of Action
Notice of Motion and Motion for Immediate Trial
Notice of Motion and Motion for Modification of Legal Custody and Physical Placement
Notice of Motion and Motion for Order Vacating/Revoking Judgment of Divorce
Notice of Motion and Motion for Physical, Mental, or Vocational Examination
Notice of Motion and Motion for Protective Order
Notice of Motion and Motion for Rehearing on Remand
Notice of Motion and Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order/Stipulation
Notice of Motion and Motion for Relief Pending Appeal
Notice of Motion and Motion for Remedial Contempt and Supporting Affidavit
Notice of Motion and Motion for Revision of Child Support
Notice of Motion and Motion for Revision of Judgment
Notice of Motion and Motion for Temporary Order
Notice of Motion and Motion for Termination of Maintenance Payments on Remarriage
Notice of Motion and Motion Opposing Effectuation of Income Assignment and Requesting Hearing
Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel Discovery and for Additional Relief
Notice of Objection to Relocation of Child(ren)
Notice of Retainer
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Action
Office Master File
Order Adjusting Child Support Payments
Order Concerning Return of Firearms (Form CV-435)
Order Extending Injunction - Domestic Abuse (Form CV-507)
Order Extending Time for Hearing (Form CV-408)
Order for Appearance
Order for Appearance and Other Ex Parte Relief
Order for Immediate Trial and Order for Appearance
Order for Income Assignment
Order for Physical, Mental, or Vocational Examination
Order for Pretrial Hearing
Order for Substitution of Attorneys
Order for Termination of Income Assignment
Order for Termination of Maintenance Payments on Remarriage
Order for Transfer of IRA Incident to Divorce
Order to Divide Wisconsin Retirement System Benefits (Form ET-4926)
Order to Enforce Physical Placement Order (Form FA-611)
Order to Establish Account and Authorize Transfers (Form FA-606)
Order to Sheriff for Firearms Record Check/Response of Sheriff (Form CV-434)
Order to Show Cause for Contempt
Order to Show Cause for Temporary Order
Order Vacating/Revoking Judgment of Divorce
Parenting Agreement
Parenting Plan
Petition for Guardian ad Litem for Person in Armed Forces
Petition for Appointment of Guardian ad Litem (Form FA-4136V)
Petition without Minor Children
Petition with Minor Children
Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Domestic Abuse) (Form CV-402)
Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Harassment) (Form CV-405)
Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Individual at Risk) (CV-428)
Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Child Abuse) (Form CV-412)
Petition in Support of Motion for Revision of Judgment
Notice of Hearing and Motion to Enforce Physical Placement Order (Form FA-609)
Petition to Return Firearm(s) (Form CV-433)
Abridgement Affecting Title to Real Estate (Form FA-4135V)
Posttrial Letter to Client and Enclosures
Preliminary Financial Disclosure Statement
Pretrial Scheduling Order and Order for Appearance
Qualified Domestic Relations Order (Plan in Pay Status)
Qualified Domestic Relations Order (Plan Not in Pay Status)
Qualified Medical Child Support Order
Questionnaire for Medical Child Support Orders
Receipt for Attorney Fees
Release of Lis Pendens
Remedial Contempt Order (and Order for Commitment)
Reply to Counterclaim
Request for Admission
Request for Production of Documents
Request for Substitution of Attorneys
Request for Substitution of Judge
Response
Response and Counterclaim
Retainer Agreement
Retainer Letter (Simplified Agreement)
Sample Memorandum of Assets, Liabilities, and Income (Asset Disclosure by Classification)
Sample Memorandum of Assets, Liabilities, and Income (Asset Disclosure by Title)
Satisfaction (Form GF-129)
Scheduling Conference Notice
Separate Judgment for Attorney Fees and Disbursements
Statement on Transcript (Form CA-130)
Stipulation for Dismissal of Action
Stipulation of the Parties Permitting Relocation of Child(ren)
Stipulation Suspending Proceedings to Effect Reconciliation
Stipulation to Amend Judgment for Custody-Placement-Support-Maintenance-Arrears (Form FA-604A)
Subpoena (Form GF-126A)
Subpoena Duces Tecum
Summons with Minor Children
Publication Summons (Form FA-4122V)
Stipulation
Trial Checklist and Worksheet for Uncontested Divorce
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Affidavit (Form GF-150)
Worksheet for Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment of Divorce
Sample Agreement for Classification of Certain Assets (Limited Marital Property Agreement)
Sample Agreement to Classify All or Most Property as Individual Property
Sample Agreement to Classify All or Most Property as Marital Property, with Option to Dispose of Spouses’ Property at Death
Sample Agreement to Classify All Property as Individual Property, Terminable by One or Both Spouses
Sample Complaint for Breach of Good-Faith Duty
Sample Complaint for Damages
Sample Complaint to Add a Name to Marital Property
Sample Complaint-Limit Management-Control Divide Current-Future Obligations-Classify Acquisitions
Sample Letter Regarding Estate Planning Representation
Sample Letter Regarding Marital Property Agreement Representation
Sample Memorandum of Assets, Liabilities, and Income (Asset Disclosure by Classification)
Sample Memorandum of Assets, Liabilities, and Income (Asset Disclosure by Title)
Sample Revocation of Prior Marital Property Agreements
Sample Statutory Terminable Individual Property Classification Agreement (Including Termination and Financial Disclosure Forms)
Sample Statutory Terminable Marital Property Classification Agreement (Including Termination and Financial Disclosure Forms)
Sample Will-Substitute Agreement
Birth Father's Statement of Rights, Responsibilities, and Options and Voluntary Consent to Termination of Parental Rights (sample document)
Birth Mother's Statement of Rights, Responsibilities, and Options and Voluntary Consent to Termination of Parental Rights (sample document)
Confidential Petition Addendum (Form GF-179)
Notice of Reconciliation of Account and Affidavit
Order for Pretrial Hearing and Order to Appear
Advanced Fee Agreement
Scope of Representation Letter
Master Information List (Short Form)
Letter to Client Explaining Divorce Procedure (No Minor Children)
Summons without Minor Children
Joint Petition without Minor Children
Civil Process Worksheet (Form FA-4118V)
Admission of Service (Form FA-4119V)
Child Support Standard (Wis. Admin. Code ch. DCF 150)
Child Support Standard (Wis. Admin. Code ch. DCF 150)
Child Support Percentage Conversion Table
Child Support Percentage Standard Worksheet
Employment Authorization
Legal Authorization
Educational Authorization
Child Protective Services Authorization
Application for a Social Security Card
Change of Address (IRS Form 8822)
Quarterly Explanation of Medical Bills Form
Motion for Relief Pending Appeal (Form CA-160)
Interim Financial Summary to Child Support Agency (Form FA-612)
Wis. Stat. § 767.75 Income Withholding
Order to Divide Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program Account (Form ET-2367)
Department of Employee Trust Funds Beneficiary on Wisconsin Retirement System Benefits Designation (Form ET-2320)
Fact Sheet on Continuation Rights in Health Insurance Policies
Fact Sheet on COBRA Continuation Coverage
Publication Notice (Domestic Abuse Injunction Hearing) (Form CV-417)
Motion to Revoke Suspension of Proceedings to Effect Reconciliation (Form FA-4145VA)
Appointed Counsel Reimbursement
Order/Notice to Withhold Income for Child/Spousal Support
Recipient's Direct Deposit Authorization
Stipulation for Collaborative Divorce (or Different Matter if Not Divorce)
Sample Clauses for Engagement Letter for Collaborative Divorce
Notice of Limited Appearance (Form GF-235)
Notice of Termination of Limited Appearance (Form GF-236)
Four-Way Meeting Summary
Sample Language for Marital Settlement Agreements
Order Extending Injunction - Child Abuse Civil or Juvenile Court (Form CV-509)
Order to Revoke Suspension of Proceedings to Effect Reconciliation (FA-4145VB)
Certificate of Appearance (Subpoena) (Form GF-126B)
Notice and Consent to Limited Scope Representation
Order to Amend Judgment for Custody-Placement-Support-Maintenance-Arrears (Form FA-604B)
Order Permitting Relocation of Child(ren)
Temporary Order
Parties' Approval of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment
Certificate of Judge (sample)
Order for Guardian ad Litem for Person in Armed Forces
Order of Satisfaction
Annual Exchange of Financial Information Form Letter
Sample Affidavit of Assets Liabilities and Income
Sample Abridgment of Marital Property Agreement

The documents contained in the Family Law Forms Library come from three of the State Bar's most popular resource books, developed by eminent authorities on Wisconsin family law:

Family Law in Wisconsin
Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
Marital Property Law in Wisconsin

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