{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-889.28","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 889.28","heading":"Proof of age.","body":"The circuit court of any county may, upon application and satisfactory proof made, make a certificate specifying the age, place of birth and parentage of any resident of the county or of any person born in the county. Such certificate or a duplicate or a certified copy thereof, when recorded in the office of the register of deeds, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.","path":["Chs. 885-895, Provisions Common to Actions and Provisions Common to Actions and Proceedings in All Courts","Chapter 889 Documentary And Record Evidence"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/889.28","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:46Z","sha256":"7ba38c0971b694b73e18cf6a8f172a719e79aa67314ea3b0c5bf7f28ba4f658a","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-889.243","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-889.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}