Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, in Oneida County, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Rhinelander is a file of the Circuit Court, kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court, not a vital record. This guide says where the file is, how a certified copy of the decree is had and what the state issues.
This guide covers the court, copies, related records and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Rhinelander Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Wisconsin is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Rhinelander stay with the Circuit Court. The Clerk of Circuit Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Oneida County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at oneidacountywi.gov/departments/cc (page title: Clerk of Courts | Oneida County, WI), phone 715-369-6120, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. Most of a divorce file is open to the public; the papers the law keeps confidential and anything the court has sealed are not.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Rhinelander
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of Circuit Court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 715-369-6120.
Wisconsin Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1907.
The Wisconsin vital records page SearchSystems verified is at dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/index.htm.
The Register of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at oneidacountywi.gov/departments/rd, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Rhinelander?
From the Circuit Court, through the Clerk of Circuit Court (oneidacountywi.gov/departments/cc). Wisconsin Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1907.
Are divorce records public in Wisconsin?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Rhinelander?
The Circuit Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of Circuit Court.
Does Wisconsin issue divorce certificates?
Wisconsin Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1907.
Is this the official Rhinelander website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.