Barron County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Fax filings are considered filed when received by the Clerk, except those completed after regular business hours, which are considered filed the next business day.

Papers filed by facsimile transmission are considered filed when received by the Clerk of Court, except that any papers filed by facsimile transmission completed after regular business hours of the Barron County Clerk of Court are considered filed the next business day.

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The Court, Judge, and Clerk are not responsible for transmission errors or periods when the court fax machine is not operational.

207.4 The Circuit Court, Judge and Clerk, are not responsible for: a. Errors or failures in transmission that result in missing or illegible documents. b. Periods when the Circuit Court facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.

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The party transmitting a facsimile filing is responsible for ensuring that it is received completely and on time.

207.3 The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for insuring its timely and complete receipt.

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A protective placement petition may be filed with the guardianship petition or at any time afterward.

807.02.1 A petition for protective placement may be filed with or anytime after the guardianship petition is filed.

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Documents filed by fax are considered filed when received at the Register in Probate’s dedicated fax machine.

803.02 Papers filed by facsimile transmission are considered filed when received by the Register in Probate at the dedicated plain paper facsimile machine located in the Register in Probate office: 715-637-6769.

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The parties must submit the joint report three days before the Final Pretrial.

6. Three (3) days prior to the Final Pretrial the parties shall submit a joint report to include:

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A party opposing summary judgment must serve and file its opposition materials 30 days after service of the motion.

4. 30 days after service of the motion for summary judgment, any party opposing a pending motion for summary judgment shall serve and file:

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All motions must be filed by the date of the final pretrial and will be heard at the convenience of the Court and counsel.

3. All motions shall be filed no later than the date of the final pretrial and heard at the convenience of the Court and counsel.

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The estate inventory is due no later than four months after letters issue, unless the court extends the filing time by order.

805.08 10th Judicial District time line to file an estate inventory: The estate inventory shall be filed no later than four (4) months after the issuance of letters, together with the statutory filing fee, unless the court has by order extended the time for filing.

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For a court trial, the specified materials must be submitted to the court three days before trial.

Counsel for the parties will submit to the court three days in advance of the trial the following:

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The trust inventory must be filed within sixty days of whichever occurs first: closing the originating probate estate or initially funding the trust; if it is late, an order to show cause issues after notice from the Register in Probate’s office.

806.01 The trust inventory shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the closing of the probate estate from which the trust originates, or of the initial funding of the trust, whichever event occurs first. If the inventory is not timely filed, after notice from the register in probate’s office, an order to show cause shall issue

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Written settlement notification must reach the Clerk before the return date.

If case settles, a written notification must be provided to the Clerk of Court’s Office PRIOR TO THE RETURN DATE, or judgment may enter

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Estate actions must be disposed of within twelve months after the petition or application to open the estate is filed.

805.13 10th Judicial District time lines to close estates: Estate actions shall be disposed of within twelve (12) months from the date of the filing of the petition or application to open estate.

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For a jury trial, counsel must provide the specified materials to the Court three days before the pretrial.

Counsel will provide the following to the Court 3 days in advance of the pretrial:

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Defendants must EITHER appear in person or return date OR file a written answer BEFORE THE RETURN DATE AND TIME with the Small Claims Clerk specifying the reasons the claim is contested.

Defendants must EITHER appear in person or return date OR file a written answer BEFORE THE RETURN DATE AND TIME with the Small Claims Clerk specifying the reasons the claim is contested.

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The moving party may submit a reply brief 15 days after service of the opposition brief.

7. 15 days after service of the brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment, the moving party may submit a reply brief.

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The district’s case-processing benchmark is to close estates within twelve months after the petition or application is filed.

809.01 The judges of the 10th Judicial District have set the case processing benchmark for closing estates at twelve (12) months from the date of filing the petition or application.

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The district’s timeline for filing an estate inventory is four months from issuance of letters.

809.03 The judges of the 10th Judicial District have set the time line to file an estate inventory at four (4) months from the date of the issuance of letters.