La Crosse County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

If CAT participation is requested, the circuit court must send the hearing notice to the GAL and copy the parties, and the GAL must notify CAT members of the hearing date.

If CAT participation is requested, the circuit court shall send notice of the de novo hearing to the GAL and carbon copy the parties. The GAL will notify the CAT members of the de novo hearing date;

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of hearing

Notice of hearing must be given to all interested parties, and proof of service must be filed before the hearing date.

Notice of hearing must be given to all interested parties; proof of service must be filed prior to hearing date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

The moving party must serve the motion on the opposing party or the party’s attorney at least five days before the de novo hearing.

3) The party moving for the de novo hearing must serve a copy of the motion on the opposing party and/or his or her attorney at least five days prior to the de novo hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition and notice of hearing

The petition and hearing notice must be served on both parents, guardians, and other interested parties.

The petition and notice of hearing must be served on both parents, guardians and other interested parties.

CRITICAL

If CAT participation at trial is requested, the circuit court must send the Scheduling Conference notice and the parties’ Issues for Review Memoranda to the GAL, who must forward them to CAT team members.

If CAT participation in the trial is requested, the circuit court shall send notice of the Scheduling Conference to the GAL along with the parties' Issues for Review Memoranda. The GAL shall forward this notice and the parties' memoranda to team members.

CRITICAL

Service

Personal service

A non-resident defendant—someone residing outside La Crosse County—must be served personally or by substituted service, except in eviction actions.

When the Defendant is a non-resident, service must be by personal or substituted service except in eviction actions. For purposes of this rule, non-resident means an individual residing outside of La Crosse County.

CRITICAL

The moving party must serve the de novo-hearing motion on the opposing party or counsel, any guardian ad litem, and the child support agency if it is a party, when the motion is filed and no later than the usual deadline for serving civil motions.

The party moving for the de novo hearing must serve a copy of the motion on the opposing party and/or his or her attorney and on any guardian ad litem and the child support agency, if a party, at the time the motion is filed and in no case after the usual time period for serving civil motions.

CRITICAL

Interested parties must be given notice before termination of the guardianship.

Interested parties must be given notice.

CRITICAL

Applies to

De novo review motion

A motion requesting de novo review must be served by e-filing or USPS on the date it is filed.

Said motion shall be served by e-filing or by USPS on the same date it is filed.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

In La Crosse County small claims actions other than eviction actions, summons may be served by registered, certified, or first-class mail instead of personal or substituted service.

La Crosse County by this rule authorizes the service of summons in all small claims actions, except eviction actions, by Registered, Certified, or First Class Mail in lieu of personal or substituted service only in La Crosse County.

WARNING

Applies to

Default judgment

In large-claim civil actions, no notice to the defendant is required before entry of default judgment, except in mortgage foreclosures.

Except as to mortgage foreclosures, no notice of defendant is required prior to entry of a default judgment in large claim civil actions.