Eau Claire County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Copy of court file

Court-file copies may be faxed only after appropriate costs are received, and fax may not be used to avoid statutory copy fees.

Copies of documents from court files will not be transmitted by facsimile without the appropriate costs being received in advance. The facsimile machine is not to be utilized in an effort to avoid payment of statutory copy fees.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Inventory

A statutory filing fee must accompany the general inventory.

A statutory filing fee shall accompany the inventory.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardianship inventory

An appropriate filing fee must be filed with the guardianship inventory.

The guardianship inventory and appropriate filing fee shall be filed within 30 days of the appointment of a guardian of the estate.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Objection

An objection to admitting a will or appointing a personal representative must include the statutory filing fee.

Objections for admission of the will or appointment of the personal representative shall be in writing accompanied by the statutory filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial request

A jury-trial request must be accompanied by payment of the jury fee.

Requests for jury trials shall be filed in writing along with payment of the jury fee with the Office of the Clerk of Court no later than ten (10) calendar days after the settlement conference.

WARNING

Fees may be waived only with approval from the assigned judge.

Fees can be waived only if approved by the assigned judge.