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GF-158

Annotation of Birth Facts Abstracted from Certified Copy of the Birth Certificate

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective February 23, 2023

This form is used by the court clerk to write down important facts from an official, certified copy of a birth certificate. It creates a record in the court file instead of filing the actual birth certificate.

The court describes it as: The Clerk/Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk will record information from a birth certificate onto this form. This form will be filed in the court record in lieu of a birth certificate.

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Where this fits in a case

General & info

Information / general use — not tied to one step of a case

This form is used when a court needs to record birth information and the clerk is abstracting details from a certified copy of a birth certificate.

Prepared by the court or clerk.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The Clerk or Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk will record the information on this form. This form is not filled out by the person whose birth it is.
What does this form replace?
This form is filed in the court record to act as proof of birth, instead of filing the actual certified copy of the birth certificate.
Does the person filing this need to provide the original birth certificate?
The form requires the abstractor to have a certified copy of the birth certificate to fill out the details. The form states the abstractor returns the certified copy to the person who presented it.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect February 23, 2023.

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