Circuit Court and County Court, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Family Case Files, 1944-1977
Content Description
Case files dealing primarily with divorce plus a few paternity case files. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, and decrees. In 1944 the county court and circuit court began filing their family cases together, separately from other civil case files. Five digit case numbers are from the circuit court and the others are from the county court. Case numbers 1-6531, 75FM2-76FM444, and 16926-25555. Materials are arranged roughly by case number, #1-6529, 16926-25553, with new case number system starting in 1975. Name index to cases gives the box number, case number, last name of the parties (if it is a divorce case, usually just one name is listed), and disposition date (date case was closed, if available). Compiled by the Clerk of the Court.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1977
Creator
- Wisconsin. Circuit Court and County Court (Eau Claire County) (Organization)
- Wisconsin. County Court (Eau Claire County) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public. Boxes 86 and 87 are restricted. Paternity files (Box 32 and 67) are confidential under s.767.853, Wis. Stat. Researchers wishing to use these records should contact the reference archivist for information on regulations regarding access. Family maintenance payment records (interfiled in Box 89-101) are confidential under Wis. Stat. 767.57(1)(c). Contact reference archivist for information on regulations regarding access to these records.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Extent
104.0 Linear Feet (104 record center cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Case files dealing primarily with divorce plus a few paternity case files. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, and decrees. In 1944 the county court and circuit court began filing their family cases together, separately from other civil case files. Five digit case numbers are from the circuit court and the others are from the county court. Case numbers 1-6531, 75FM2-76FM444, and 16926-25555.
Wisconsin Historical Society Descriptive Finding Aid
A duplicate copy of the information in this finding aid is also available through the Wisconsin Historical Society: Finding aid to the Circuit Court and County Court, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Family Case Files, 1944-1977
Accession Number
C2003/001, C2008/006, C2008/039, C2010/012, C2011/004, C2012/008, C2012/032, C2013/081, C2015/044, C2016/031
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Guinevere Fischer
- Date
- Augest 2, 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Eau Claire Area Research Center, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu