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Wisconsin Marriage Laws § 770.05Criteria for forming a domestic partnership.

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Wisconsin Statutes 770.05

Criteria for forming a domestic partnership.

Subject to s. 770.07 (1) (a), 2 individuals may form a domestic partnership if they satisfy all of the following criteria: (1) Each individual is at least 18 years old and capable of consenting to the domestic partnership. (2) Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another individual. (3) The 2 individuals share a common residence. Two individuals may share a common residence even if any of the following applies: (a) Only one of the individuals has legal ownership of the residence. (b) One or both of the individuals have one or more additional residences not shared with the other individual. (c) One of the individuals leaves the common residence with the intent to return. (4) The 2 individuals are not nearer of kin to each other than 2nd cousins, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption. (5) The individuals are members of the same sex.

2009 a. 28; 2017 a. 59.

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§ 765.20 Records and forms.
§ 770.15 Forms.
§ 770.01 Definitions.
§ 770.05 Criteria for forming a domestic partnership.
§ 770.07 Application and declaration.
§ 770.12 Terminating a domestic partnership.
§ 770.10 Completion and filing of declaration.
§ 770.17 Fees to county clerk.
§ 770.18 Records.
§ 765.001 Title, intent and construction of chs. 765 to 768.
§ 765.02 Marriageable age; who may contract.
§ 765.04 Marriage abroad to circumvent the laws.
§ 765.09 Identification of parties; statement of qualifications.
§ 765.16 Marriage contract, how made; officiating person.
§ 765.30 Penalties
§ 765.002 Definitions.
§ 765.01 A civil contract.
§ 765.05 Marriage license; by whom issued.
§ 765.03 Who shall not marry; divorced persons.
§ 765.035 Validity of marriages of epileptics.
§ 765.08 Application for marriage license.
§ 765.19 Delivery and filing of marriage document.
§ 765.13 Form of marriage document.
§ 765.11 Objections to marriage.
§ 765.14 Form of marriage document when solemnized by parties.
§ 765.15 Fee to county clerk.
§ 765.31 Action to recover penalties.
§ 765.12 Marriage license, when authorized; corrections; contents.
§ 765.21 Unlawful marriages void; validation.
§ 765.22 Immaterial irregularities as to authority of person officiating.
§ 765.24 Removal of impediments to subsequent marriage.
§ 765.23 Immaterial irregularities otherwise.

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