Frequently Asked Questions

ARC Community Services
1409 Emil St.
Madison WI 53713
(608) 283-6426

Connections Counseling LLC
5005 University Ave Suite 100
Madison WI 53705
(608) 233-2100

Family Service
128 E. Olin Ave.
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 252-1320

Hope Haven
425 W. Johnson St.
Madison WI 53703
(608) 204-9510

Madison Health Services
3113 E. Washington Ave.
Madison WI 53704
(608) 242-0220

Mental Health Center of Dane County
710 John Nolen Dr. 2nd Floor
Madison WI 53713
(608) 280-2720

• Court Ordered Evaluations: (608) 280-2640
• Drug Court Treatment: (608) 280-2650
• Intoxicated Driver Assessment: (608) 280-2630
• Treatment Alternative Program: (608) 280-2650

Meriter Hospital NewStart Program
1015 Gammon Ln.
Madison WI 53719
(608) 417-8144

Quality Addiction Management Methadone Clinic
902 Ann St.
Madison WI 53713
(608) 250-2512

Rebos Chris Farley House
810 W. Olin Ave.
Madison WI 53715
(608) 255-5922

UW Health Gateway Recovery Clinic
25 Kessel Ct. #200
Madison WI 53711
(608) 278-8200

Tellurian - McGovern Outpatient Clinic
5900 Monona Dr. #300
Monona WI 53716
(608) 442-4333 x 2

Where in the community can I get help with anger management?

Dean Clinic Dr. Paul Greblo
1313 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Madison WI 53715
(608) 824-4777

Family Service
128 E. Olin Ave.
Madison WI 53713
(608) 252-1320

Lutheran Social Services Women's Group
6314 Odana Rd.
Madison WI 53719
(608) 277-2970

Dr. Theron Parsons
Madison Mental Health Services
702 N. Blackhawk Ave. # 104
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 669-0605

Mental Health Center of Dane County
625 W. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 280-2520

Midwest Center For Human Services Domestic Violence Resource Center
313 Price Place # 10
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-0644

The Dane County Child Support Agency handles child support matters. Their number is (608) 266-4031, and they are located in the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 106, Madison. Child Support forms are available here.

The district attorney’s office cannot provide legal advice or take legal action in a divorce.

Check to see if the case would be prosecuted in municipal court, in which case the District Attorney's Office will play no role. Instead, the City Attorney's Office or another legal office would be the prosecutor for the City or Village in the event that you contest the ticket. For example, a Speeding ticket issued by the Madison Police Department is contested in the City of Madison Municipal Court and prosecuted by the City of Madison City Attorney's Office; a Disorderly Conduct ordinance violation issued by the City of Monona Police is heard in City of Monona Municipal Court and prosecuted by an assistant city attorney for the City of Monona.

If you have been cited by the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Dane County Sheriff's Office, the Capitol Police Department, or the University of Wisconsin Police Department, a contested case would be prosecuted by the D.A.'s Office. The D.A.'s Office does not get involved in these cases, however, unless and until after you have entered a plea of not guilty at the Initial Appearance hearing in the case. Your ticket should reflect a court date for an Initial Appearance. You can write to the Clerk of Courts office (Dane County Clerk of Circuit Court, 215 South Hamilton Street, Room 1000, Madison, WI 53703) with a plea of not guilty or a plead of guilty, and in that case not appear at the Initial Appearance hearing.

If you plead not guilty at the Initial Appearance, you will be given a court date for a Pre-Trial Conference. When you appear for your Pre-Trial Conference, a representative of this office will communicate directly with you and determine whether the case can be resolved short of trial or if a trial is necessary. If you do not appear at the Initial Appearance or contact the Clerk's office in advance – or if you fail to appear at your Pre-Trial Conference – then the Court will default you, finding you guilty of the charge.

As with other allegations of crime, please directly give to your local police agency all relevant information related to any claim that you were presented with a bad (insufficient funds) check or have been the victim of a financial property crime, such as forgery, identity theft, theft, burglary, or embezzlement.

Police agencies vary in their policies about the types of fraud cases that merit investigation, and not every allegation of fraud would constitute a criminal offense under Wisconsin law, even if it may provide grounds for a civil law claim, such as a small claims court action.

As a general rule, the Dane County District Attorney's Office will not pursue any case that is not first fully investigated by police.

The Dane County Family Court Commissioner’s office handles child support, custody, paternity, and other matters during divorce proceedings, and also after a divorce has been granted. However, a judge must formally grant a divorce. Their phone number is (608) 266-9048, and they are located in the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Room 2000, Madison. Family Court forms are available here.

Call a private attorney, Legal Action of Wisconsin at (608) 256-3304, the State Bar of Wisconsin at (608) 257-4666, or attend a legal clinic at the Dane County Courthouse. Click here for more information on the clinics. Citizens have a constitutional right to represent themselves in court if they make an informed, voluntary decision to do so.