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 30, 2026.
Dunn County, Wisconsin, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Dunn County 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.
Related guides: Dunn County public records, Dunn County arrest records, Dunn County warrants, Dunn County inmate search, Dunn County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Dunn County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Wisconsin. The decree and the file of a divorce from Dunn County are court records of the Circuit Court, and certified copies come from the Clerk of Circuit Court.
For Dunn County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at dunncountywi.gov/clerkofcourts (page title: Clerk of Courts | Dunn County, WI), phone 800-362-9082, 400 Eau Claire St Eau Claire WI 54701, Wednesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 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 Dunn County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of Circuit Court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 800-362-9082.
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 dunncountywi.gov/rod, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Dunn County?
From the Circuit Court, through the Clerk of Circuit Court (dunncountywi.gov/clerkofcourts). 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 Dunn County?
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 Dunn County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.