Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 767.127 (2026)

Financial disclosure

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767.127767.127 Financial disclosure.

767.127(1)(1) Required disclosure. In an action affecting the family, except an action to affirm marriage under s. 767.001 (1) (a), the court shall require each party to furnish, on standard forms required by the court, full disclosure of all assets owned in full or in part by either party separately or by the parties jointly. Disclosure may be made by each party individually or by the parties jointly. Assets required to be disclosed include, but are not limited to, real estate, savings accounts, stocks and bonds, mortgages and notes, life insurance, retirement interests, interest in a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, tangible personal property, future interests whether vested or nonvested, and any other financial interest or source. The court shall also require each party to furnish, on the same standard form, information pertaining to all debts and liabilities of the parties. The form used shall contain a statement in conspicuous print that complete disclosure of assets and debts is required by law and deliberate failure to provide complete disclosure constitutes perjury. The court shall require each party to attach to the disclosure form a statement reflecting income earned to date for the current year and the most recent statement under s. 71.65 (1) (a) that the party has received. The court may on its own initiative and shall at the request of either party require the parties to furnish copies of all state and federal income tax returns filed by them for the past 2 years, and may require copies of those returns for prior years.

767.127(1m)(1m) Health insurance information for minor child. In any action affecting the family that involves a minor child, the court shall require, in addition to the disclosure under sub. (1), that each party furnish the court with information regarding the types and costs of any health insurance policies or plans that are offered through each party’s employer or other organization. This disclosure shall include a copy of any health care policy or plan that names the child as a beneficiary at the time that the disclosure is filed under sub. (2).

767.127(2)(2) Filing disclosure forms. Disclosure forms required under this section shall be filed within 90 days after the service of summons or the filing of a joint petition or at a time ordered by the court. Information on the forms shall be updated on the record to the date of hearing or, in the case of granting a divorce or legal separation based on an affidavit under s. 767.235 (1) (b), the date of the signing of the affidavit.

767.127(3)(3) Confidentiality of disclosed information.

767.127(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), information disclosed under this section and under s. 767.54 is confidential and may not be made available to any person for any purpose other than the adjudication, appeal, modification, or enforcement of judgment of an action affecting the family of the disclosing parties.

767.127(3)(b)(b) The clerk of circuit court shall provide information from court records to the department under s. 59.40 (2) (p).

767.127(4)(4) Failure to timely file. If either party fails timely to file a complete disclosure statement as required by this section, the court may accept as accurate any information provided in the statement of the other party or obtained under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department or the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).

767.127(5)(5) Failure to disclose; constructive trust. If a party intentionally or negligently fails to disclose information required by sub. (1) and as a result any asset with a fair market value of $500 or more is omitted from the final distribution of property, the party aggrieved by the nondisclosure may at any time petition the court granting the annulment, divorce, or legal separation to declare the creation of a constructive trust as to all undisclosed assets, for the benefit of the parties and their minor or dependent children, if any, with the party in whose name the assets are held declared the constructive trustee. The trust shall include such terms and conditions as the court may determine. The court shall grant the petition upon a finding of a failure to disclose assets as required under sub. (1).

767.127 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 105; 1979 c. 32 ss. 50, 92 (4); 1979 c. 196; 1979 c. 352 s. 39; Stats. 1979 s. 767.27; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 413; 1993 a. 112, 481; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1995 a. 201, 404; 1997 a. 27, 35, 191; 2001 a. 16, 61, 105; 2005 a. 443 ss. 68, 121, 123; Stats. 2005 s. 767.127; 2011 a. 258; 2025 a. 40.

767.127 NoteNOTE: 2005 Wis. Act 443 contains explanatory notes.

767.127 AnnotationIn the event of a property division determined by arbitration, the closing of the arbitration record does not create a categorical exception under sub. (2) to alter the general rule of valuing property at the date of divorce, although the closing of the arbitration record could serve as the date of valuation. Franke v. Franke, 2004 WI 8, 268 Wis. 2d 360, 674 N.W.2d 832, 01-3316.

767.127 AnnotationWhile under s. 767.61 (2) (a) 1. gifted property is generally not subject to division, that is not a hard and fast rule. It was not for a party to unilaterally decide not to disclose property because the party believed it was not subject to division. Jezeski v. Jezeski, 2009 WI App 8, 316 Wis. 2d 178, 763 N.W.2d 176, 07-2823.

767.127 AnnotationIn not revealing that he was a trust beneficiary, a father failed to make proper financial disclosure at the time of a divorce as was required by this section. Under both grantor and nongrantor trusts if there is an obligation to report that trust’s income as one’s own, there is an obligation to report the income, and that obligation makes the income reachable for calculations of child support. Stevenson v. Stevenson, 2009 WI App 29, 316 Wis. 2d 442, 765 N.W.2d 811, 07-2143.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 15 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: Jezeski v. Jezeski, 2009 WI App 8 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008).

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Jezeski v. Jezeski, 2009 WI App 8 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 23× “The trial court should advise the family court that a parcel of real property was not disclosed as required by Wis. Stat. § 767.127 (1). The files should be referred to the district attorney for Green Lake county for consideration of filing perjury charges against Stanley under…”

Stevenson v. Stevenson, 2009 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 7× “Cook, is a member of the Bancroft family, the controlling shareholder of Dow Jones & Company before the company was acquired in 2007 by News Corporation.”

Lorena Lezama v. Salvador Lezama (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 12× “We conclude that the court’s findings are not clearly erroneous and we interpret the court as finding she made good faith efforts to proceed. Therefore, we conclude that her motion was not untimely.”

Janelle Lynn Schimke v. Mark John Schimke (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 11× “§ 767.127 (2019-20)1 at the time of divorce.”

Kimberly Utgaard v. Stuart Utgaard (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 9× “§ 767.127 (2017-18)1 when denying her motion to reopen the property division.”

Gildersleeve v. Gildersleeve, 927 N.W.2d 926 (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “In addition to missing the mark, Troy's argument also ignores the financial disclosure requirements set forth in Wis. Stat. § 767.127 (1), as well as the potential consequences for failing to abide by those requirements.”

Constance Louise Brookshaw v. Patrick Richard Brookshaw (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “” Patrick provided neither a financial disclosure statement as required by § 767.127 nor a proposed property division, in addition to his failure to provide discovery.”

Thomas G. Higgins v. Jennifer S. Hahn (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “§ 767.127(5)6 duty to disclose her financial condition, but he does not establish for 5 For this reason, we do not discuss Higgins’s argument that his credibility was not relevant to the circuit court’s decision.”

White v. White, 921 N.W.2d 530 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 767.127(1) and (2), 1 the first time the circuit court learned of the inheritance was when Sheri mentioned Allan's inheritance at the hearing.”

Andrew J. Baxter v. Jessica L. Baxter (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “¶26 The circuit court found that there was a “shell game” going on and that Andrew’s testimony at the final contested hearing regarding the vehicles was “incredible.”

Mary Carpenter v. Terry D. Carpenter (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 767.127(2). Mary filed her statement on the day of the November 10, 2017 divorce hearing, which was beyond the statutory deadline, and she failed to provide Terry with a copy.”

Jacob Sell v. Robyn Spector (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 767.127(1). He also argues that the court erred by failing to consider the financial resources of the parties before assigning costs and fees, see WIS.”

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— Wis. Stat. § 767.127(1) — 7 cases

Jezeski v. Jezeski, 2009 WI App 8 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008). “The trial court should advise the family court that a parcel of real property was not disclosed as required by Wis. Stat. § 767.127 (1). The files should be referred to the district attorney for Green Lake county for consideration of filing perjury charges against Stanley under…”

Lorena Lezama v. Salvador Lezama (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “We conclude that the court’s findings are not clearly erroneous and we interpret the court as finding she made good faith efforts to proceed. Therefore, we conclude that her motion was not untimely.”

Constance Louise Brookshaw v. Patrick Richard Brookshaw (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “” Patrick provided neither a financial disclosure statement as required by § 767.127 nor a proposed property division, in addition to his failure to provide discovery.”

Janelle Lynn Schimke v. Mark John Schimke (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 767.127 (2019-20)1 at the time of divorce.”

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— Wis. Stat. § 767.127(5) — 6 cases

Stevenson v. Stevenson, 2009 WI App 29 (Wis. Ct. App. 2009). “Cook, is a member of the Bancroft family, the controlling shareholder of Dow Jones & Company before the company was acquired in 2007 by News Corporation.”

Janelle Lynn Schimke v. Mark John Schimke (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 767.127 (2019-20)1 at the time of divorce.”

Thomas G. Higgins v. Jennifer S. Hahn (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 767.127(5)6 duty to disclose her financial condition, but he does not establish for 5 For this reason, we do not discuss Higgins’s argument that his credibility was not relevant to the circuit court’s decision.”

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