Walworth County Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Form

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Walworth County Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Form

Walworth County Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) form formatted to comply with all Wisconsin recording and content requirements.

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Walworth County Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Guide

Walworth County Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) form.

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Walworth County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Document

Walworth County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) Document

Example of a properly completed Wisconsin Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 8/4/2026

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Important: Your property must be located in Walworth County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Walworth County Register of Deeds

Address:
100 W Walworth St, Rm 102 / PO Box 995
Elkhorn, Wisconsin 53121

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone: (262) 741-4233

Recording Tips for Walworth County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers

Cities and Jurisdictions in Walworth County

Properties in any of these areas use Walworth County forms:

  • Darien
  • Delavan
  • East Troy
  • Elkhorn
  • Fontana
  • Genoa City
  • Honey Creek
  • Lake Geneva
  • Lyons
  • Pell Lake
  • Sharon
  • Springfield
  • Walworth
  • Whitewater
  • Williams Bay
  • Zenda

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Walworth County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Walworth County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Walworth County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Walworth County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Walworth County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Walworth County?

Recording fees in Walworth County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (262) 741-4233 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

Wisconsin names two instruments that can carry a divorce property division into the land records, and this package prepares the second. Wis. Stat. § 767.61(6) directs that a certified copy of the portion of the judgment affecting title to real property, or a deed consistent with the judgment, be recorded with the register of deeds where the property lies. The deed route puts a signed, acknowledged conveyance in the chain rather than a court document, and this form draws it for one former spouse conveying to the other.

What the judgment settles, and what the deed moves

The court does the dividing. Wis. Stat. § 767.61(1) requires the circuit court to divide the property of the parties upon every judgment of annulment, divorce, or legal separation, and § 767.61(5)(a) directs the court to order title transferred as necessary in accordance with that division. Section 767.61(5)(b)1 then has the judgment notify the parties that moving those interests may take further action of their own. Chapter 766 explains why. Under Wis. Stat. § 766.75, after a dissolution each former spouse owns an undivided one-half interest in the former marital property as a tenant in common unless a decree or later agreement says otherwise, so both names can sit on the record until one of them signs a conveyance.

Why no joinder line appears

Wis. Stat. § 706.02(1)(f) invalidates a conveyance alienating a married person's homestead interest unless each spouse signs or joins, then excepts a conveyance between spouses in the same paragraph. A divorce deed sits clear of that rule from either side of the judgment: signed while the two are still married to each other, it lands inside the express exception; signed after the judgment has ended the marriage, it comes from a grantor with no spouse whose signature the paragraph could reach. So the form carries one signature line and one certificate in the Wis. Stat. § 140.16(1) short form, with no conditional block to leave blank.

An exemption written in the present tense of marriage

The transfer fee line is where this deed parts company with an ordinary family conveyance. Wisconsin's between-spouses exemption reads, in its entirety, Between husband and wife, at Wis. Stat. § 77.25(8m), and no subsection of § 77.25 names divorce or former spouses. Availability follows the parties' status on the date of the conveyance rather than the reason behind it, and Wisconsin courts read these exemptions strictly, as Wolter v. DOR, 231 Wis. 2d 651, records. Wis. Stat. § 77.22(1) makes the stated reason a recording condition and, in the same breath, relieves the register of deeds of any duty to judge an exemption's validity, so the entry is reviewed afterward by the Department of Revenue. Section 9 is that labeled line.

What this configuration carries

Twelve numbered sections run from first page return information and the drafting statement of Wis. Stat. § 59.43(5)(a) to the signature. Between them sit one grantor and one grantee; a judgment section taking the circuit court county, case number, and date; the earlier recorded deed with its document number, which Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2s)(b)1 makes a condition of recording any document referring to a recorded one; the legal description, parcel identification number, and address; consideration; the transfer fee line; a marital status line; and the conveyance section, which quitclaims in one sentence. A former spouse releasing a half interest in the family residence, and one clearing a name off a rental parcel awarded outright, both present the pattern this deed recites; it is searched for as a divorce quit claim deed. It is not drawn for two grantors, a grantee side naming two people, an entity or fiduciary, an agent under a power of attorney, or a grantor married to someone other than the grantee.

Nothing promised, and one flat charge

Wis. Stat. § 706.10(4) fixes what moves: whatever interest the grantor could lawfully convey, and no promise about it, so a mortgage, docketed judgment lien, or easement of record rides through untouched. The register of deeds collects $30 under Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2)(ag)1 whatever the page count, and the state's electronic transfer return travels with the conveyance under Wis. Stat. § 706.05(12).

Three files arrive: the deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example filled in for a Waukesha County conveyance following a Brookfield property division, and a plain language guide taking the numbered sections in turn, with the execution and recording rules. It states Wisconsin law in general terms for information and is not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Walworth County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Quitclaim Deed (Divorce) meets all recording requirements specific to Walworth County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Walworth County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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June 7th, 2021

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June 18th, 2019

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December 18th, 2019

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