Wisconsin Code § 69.16

Marriage documents
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(1) The form, content, application for and registration of marriage documents shall be under
ch. 765.
(2) If a person has married in this state, at least 365 days have
elapsed since the marriage and no marriage document is on file, a
person with a direct and tangible interest in having a marriage
document registered may petition the circuit court of the county
in which the marriage is alleged to have occurred. If the court
finds that the petitioner has established the fact of the marriage
required on the marriage document, except for the information
under s. 69.20 (2), the clerk of the court shall report the court’s
determination to the state registrar in the manner prescribed by
the state registrar, along with the fee required under s. 69.22.
Upon receipt of the report, the state registrar shall register the
marriage document and make the record available to the local
registrar under s. 69.03 (11).

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