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 October 9, 2026.
Green County, Wisconsin, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Green 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Green County public records, Green County arrest records, Green County warrants, Green County inmate search, Green County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Green County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Wisconsin is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Green County 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 Green County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at greencountywi.org/160/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of Circuit Court | Green County, WI), phone 608-328-9433, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 Green 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 608-328-9433.
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 greencountywi.org/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=29, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Green County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Green County and Wisconsin. These court pages from its Green County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Green Bay Municipal Court (greenbaywi.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Green County?
From the Circuit Court, through the Clerk of Circuit Court (greencountywi.org/160/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court). 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 Green 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 Green 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.