Burnett County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

For discharge of an estate guardian after the ward’s death, the probate court must be notified and the approved final account and a proper receipt for the remaining estate assets must be filed.

The notice of retainer or order appointing counsel must be filed as soon as practicable.

A fax filing is accepted only if no filing fee is required or any required fee has already been paid.

When seeking withdrawal, the attorney must give notice of the hearing to the court and all opposing parties; the notice method is not specified.

Telephone appearances may be arranged by contacting the judge’s or court commissioner’s judicial assistant.

Continuance requests require good cause and court approval; stipulated requests require the parties’ written or on-record consent, while non-stipulated requests require a motion and hearing and good cause shown by the party or that party’s written consent, and requests are due within 20 days of the hearing or trial notice unless the court shortens the period in its discretion.

The listed records are presumed confidential and cannot be accessed without a court order.

Pleadings and other papers must be e-filed; where e-filing is unavailable or a party is not subject to e-filing requirements, documents may be fax-filed if the stated fee and page-limit conditions are met and the court incurs no additional charge.

Facsimile documents relayed to the court through a non-court entity must be on plain paper.

A motion hearing will be held before trial unless the court determines otherwise.

A fax-filed document may not exceed 15 pages, excluding its cover sheet, unless the judge has granted prior approval.