Divorce Settlement Agreement - Wisconsin
WISCONSIN DIVORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Before signing: Complete every schedule, exchange the financial disclosures required by the court, and attach a child support calculation using the applicable DCF 150 rule. The court must approve the spouses' stipulation under Wis. Stat. § 767.34(1).
Circuit court and county: [COURT AND COUNTY], Wisconsin
Case number: [NUMBER]
Spouse 1: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Spouse 2: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Date of marriage: [DATE] Date of agreement: [DATE]
The spouses are parties to the divorce action identified above. Their children covered by this agreement are [NAMES OR COURT-APPROVED IDENTIFIERS]. Each spouse has reviewed the other's financial disclosure and the attached schedules. They jointly ask the court to approve the following settlement.
1. Property and debt division
The spouses identify their real property, financial accounts, vehicles, household property, business interests, retirement interests, and other property in Schedule A. The proposed division and any equalization payment appear there. Wisconsin's equal-division presumption and the court's authority to consider the factors in Wis. Stat. § 767.61(3) apply to the court's review.
Real property: [ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION OR “NONE”]. [SPOUSE] will receive [INTEREST]. [SPOUSE] will execute [IDENTIFIED DEED OR OTHER TRANSFER DOCUMENT] by [DATE], subject to the judgment and any required lender or title process.
Retirement interests: [IDENTIFY EACH PLAN AND THE AGREED DIVISION OR STATE “EACH RETAINS THE PLAN IN THAT SPOUSE'S NAME”]. The spouses will sign any plan-specific documents and seek any court order needed to carry out the agreed division.
Equalization payment: [SPOUSE] will pay [SPOUSE] $[AMOUNT] by [DATE] by [PAYMENT METHOD], with installments or security, if any: [DETAILS OR NONE].
Debts disclosed by the spouses are listed in Schedule B, with the responsible spouse identified. Each spouse shall pay the debts assigned to that spouse and reimburse the other for any payment the other makes on an assigned debt after [DATE], subject to these exceptions: [DETAILS OR NONE].
2. Maintenance
Select one option and delete the others. The court may grant limited or indefinite maintenance after considering Wis. Stat. § 767.56(1c).
☐ Waiver. Each spouse waives maintenance from the other. The spouses request that the judgment expressly waive maintenance for both. They understand that a judgment or order waiving maintenance for either party may not be revised under Wis. Stat. § 767.59(1c)(b).
☐ Maintenance payment. [PAYOR] shall pay [PAYEE] $[AMOUNT] every [PAY PERIOD], beginning [DATE] and ending [DATE OR “SUBJECT TO FURTHER COURT ORDER”], on these terms: [PAYMENT METHOD AND OTHER TERMS]. The spouses request court approval.
☐ Other maintenance resolution: [SET OUT THE COMPLETE TERMS AND REQUESTED COURT TREATMENT].
3. Legal custody and physical placement
The spouses request the following custody and placement terms for the children identified above, subject to the court's review under Wis. Stat. § 767.41.
Legal custody: ☐ Joint legal custody ☐ Sole legal custody to [PARENT], with these decision-making terms and reasons: [DETAILS]. The court's joint-custody presumption under § 767.41(2)(am) applies subject to statutory exceptions.
Regular physical placement: The days, exchange times, exchange locations, and transportation responsibilities are stated in Schedule C.
Holidays, school breaks, and vacations: [DETAILS OR ATTACHED SCHEDULE].
Education and nonemergency medical decisions: [DECISION PROCESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION].
Communication with the children during the other parent's placement: [METHOD AND TIMES].
Disagreements about parenting: The spouses will first attempt [SPECIFIED COMMUNICATION OR MEDIATION PROCESS], subject to any urgent safety need or court order. A change to the court's custody or placement order will be requested through the court when required.
4. Child support, health care, and variable costs
Child support: [PAYER] shall pay [RECIPIENT] $[AMOUNT] per [PAY PERIOD], beginning [DATE], in the manner directed by the court. The attached calculation identifies income, placement, applicable DCF 150 rule, standard amount, and any requested deviation. Wis. Stat. § 767.511(1j) and DCF ch. 150 govern the standard calculation.
Health care: [PARENT] shall provide [IDENTIFIED COVERAGE] for the children, subject to court approval. Uncovered health care expenses are allocated [SHARES AND PAYMENT METHOD]. The spouses ask the court to specify responsibility and manner of payment under Wis. Stat. § 767.513(2).
Variable costs and other child expenses: [DESCRIBE EACH COST, EACH PARENT'S SHARE, DOCUMENTATION, DUE DATE, AND PAYMENT METHOD OR “NONE”]. These terms supplement the base support calculation as applicable.
5. Insurance, taxes, and implementation
Insurance or beneficiary arrangements: [POLICY, INSURED, BENEFICIARY, DURATION, AND PROOF OR “NONE”].
Tax matters: The spouses allocate any agreed responsibility for identified tax returns, refunds, and liabilities as follows: [YEAR, RETURN, RESPONSIBLE SPOUSE, AND ALLOCATION]. They will use filing status and treatment permitted by applicable tax law when the return is filed.
Each spouse confirms that the information that spouse supplied for this agreement is true and complete to the best of that spouse's knowledge. The spouses have exchanged the financial information reflected in the court's required disclosure forms under Wis. Stat. § 767.127(1). They will sign reasonable documents needed to implement the court-approved terms.
The court's approved judgment controls if it differs from this agreement. A change to this agreement before approval must be in a writing signed by both spouses and submitted to the court. The spouses request incorporation of the approved terms into the divorce judgment.
Schedule A — Assets and proposed division
| Asset, account, or property description | Value and valuation date | Awarded to spouse | Transfer step and deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| [DESCRIPTION] | $[VALUE], [DATE] | [SPOUSE] | [ACTION, DATE] |
| [DESCRIPTION] | $[VALUE], [DATE] | [SPOUSE] | [ACTION, DATE] |
| [DESCRIPTION] | $[VALUE], [DATE] | [SPOUSE] | [ACTION, DATE] |
Property claimed to be outside the proposed divisible estate and basis: [DESCRIPTION AND BASIS OR “NONE”].
Schedule B — Debts and proposed allocation
| Creditor and account identifier (last four digits) | Balance and date | Responsible spouse | Action and deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| [CREDITOR, LAST FOUR] | $[BALANCE], [DATE] | [SPOUSE] | [ACTION, DATE] |
| [CREDITOR, LAST FOUR] | $[BALANCE], [DATE] | [SPOUSE] | [ACTION, DATE] |
Schedule C — Physical placement and exchanges
| Child or group of children | Regular days and overnight times | Exchange place and transportation | Holiday or break exceptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| [CHILDREN] | [SCHEDULE] | [DETAILS] | [DETAILS] |
| [CHILDREN] | [SCHEDULE] | [DETAILS] | [DETAILS] |
Each spouse has had an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and signs voluntarily.
Spouse 1 signature: __________________________ Date: [DATE]
Printed name: [NAME]
Spouse 2 signature: __________________________ Date: [DATE]
Printed name: [NAME]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 5, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Category
- Family Law
Legal authority
- Wis. Stat. § 767.34(1)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.61(1), (3)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.56(1c)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.59(1c)(b)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.41(1)(b), (2)(am)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.511(1j)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.513(2)
- Wis. Stat. § 767.127(1)
- Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 150.01(2)
Family law covers the paperwork that shapes divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship, and other family matters. These filings are emotional and high-stakes, and they also have to meet strict procedural rules for service, financial disclosure, and parenting plans. Clean, accurate paperwork keeps the focus on getting a workable outcome for the family instead of getting derailed by technical problems that delay hearings or force amended filings.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 5, 2026.
Wis. Stat. § 767.34(1) (checked October 5, 2026): "The parties in an action for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation may, subject to the approval of the court, stipulate for a division of property, for maintenance payments"
Wis. Stat. § 767.61(1) (checked October 5, 2026): "Upon every judgment of annulment, divorce, or legal separation, or in rendering a judgment in an action under s. 767.001 (1) (h), the court shall divide the property of the parties."
Wis. Stat. § 767.61(3) (checked October 5, 2026): "The court shall presume that all property not described in sub. (2) (a) is to be divided equally between the parties, but may alter this distribution without regard to marital misconduct after considering all of the following:"
Wis. Stat. § 767.56(1c) (checked October 5, 2026): "the court may grant an order requiring maintenance payments to either party for a limited or indefinite length of time, subject to sub. (2c), after considering all of the following:"
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