Jefferson County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Termination of parental rights petition

Pursuant to § 48.41 Wis. Stats., private petitioners will pay a $250 $500 non-refundable guardian ad litem deposit at the time of filing. If the fees of a private GAL exceed the amount of the deposit, the court will make an order for reimbursement at the final hearing.

Pursuant to § 48.41 Wis. Stats., private petitioners will pay a $250 $500 non-refundable guardian ad litem deposit at the time of filing. If the fees of a private GAL exceed the amount of the deposit, the court will make an order for reimbursement at the final hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Special administration

A special administrator who comes into control of assets must pay the statutory filing fee, unless the special administration is converted to formal or informal administration.

The special administrator must file an inventory and pay the statutory filing fee if they come into control of any assets. This requirement will be waived if the special administration is converted to a formal or informal administration.

WARNING

The Clerk accepts the listed payment methods but will refuse financial-obligation payments made all or mostly in more than five rolls of coins and refer the payer to a nearby bank to process the coins.

aj Understanding that the Clerk of Court's Office accepts a variety of payment methods including cash, checks, money order; cashier checks and through outside vendors that accept payment via credit card by phone and online - the Clerk of Court's Office will refuse payment of financial obligations if/when the debt is attempting to be paid in all or mostly rolled or unrolled coins (in excess of 5 rolls.) The Payer will be referred to a bank near the Courthouse to have the coins either counted and converted to cash or counted and rolled into a form of payment that can be reasonably and efficiently processed. (In re Reyes, 482 B.R. 603 (2012) and Picano v. Borough of Emerson, 353 Fed.Appx. 733, 735 (3rd Cir. 2009).

INFO

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required for a facsimile document, and the circuit court need not pay an additional fee or charge to accept or receive it.

d) No filing fee is required. e) No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.