Iowa County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Service fees

In worthless-check cases filed as criminal misdemeanors and amended to county ordinance violations, the defendant must reimburse Iowa County for service fees.

In worthless check cases filed as criminal misdemeanors, the defendant is required to reimburse Iowa County for any service fees. This is only on cases that are amended to county ordinance violations.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardian ad litem fees

If guardian ad litem fees exceed $300, the Court must hold a hearing to determine how the additional fees will be repaid to Iowa County.

If the guardian ad litem fees are over $300, the Court shall conduct a hearing to see how the additional fees will be repaid to Iowa County.

CRITICAL

Fee

300

Applies to

Juvenile guardianship or termination of parental rights petition

The petitioning party must pay the Iowa County Juvenile Clerk $300 in advance for guardian ad litem fees unless the Court orders otherwise.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioning party shall pay to the Iowa County Juvenile Clerk $300 as an advance payment for the guardian ad litem fees, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Juvenile judgment

All docket fees in juvenile judgments are to be waived.

That being the case, the Iowa County Clerk of Circuit Court will be directed to waive all docket fees in juvenile judgments.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardian ad litem fees

If guardian ad litem fees are less than $300, the clerk must check for other amounts owed to Iowa County, apply the remaining fees to any outstanding amounts, and return any balance to the payor.

If the guardian ad litem fees are less than $300, the clerk is directed to verify the payor does not owe any other fees to Iowa County. If the payor owes Iowa County Circuit Court for any other fees, the remaining fees will be used to pay said outstanding fees. Any remaining balance will be returned to the payor.

CRITICAL

Fee

50

Applies to

Reopening action

A party requesting to reopen a civil traffic or forfeiture action must pay a $50.00 filing fee.

Effective immediately, any party requesting to re-open a civil traffic or forfeiture action is required to pay a $50.00 filing fee.

CRITICAL

The Iowa County Circuit Court allows parties 30 days to pay a fine/forfeiture in traffic matters, and costs in criminal matters, as well as guardian ad litem and mediation fees in family actions. As a natural course of business, all case types are given 30 days to pay.

The Iowa County Circuit Court allows parties 30 days to pay a fine/forfeiture in traffic matters, and costs in criminal matters, as well as guardian ad litem and mediation fees in family actions. As a natural course of business, all case types are given 30 days to pay.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

The court has discretion to allow a filing fee on a motion.

According to Section 814.07, the court has the discretion to allow a filing fee on a motion.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required for a facsimile document, and the Clerk of Court or Register of Probate may not be charged an additional acceptance fee.

No filing fees is required for said document. e. No additional fee or charge to be paid by the Clerk of Court or Register of Probate for acceptance of the filing.