Portage County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

48 hours

Requests to appear by video or telephone must be made at least 48 hours in advance.

Requests to appear via video or telephonically shall be made at least 48 hours in advance.

CRITICAL

Deadline

72 hours

Applies to

Step parent adoption report

For a step-parent adoption, the step-parent adoption report must be completed and filed at least 72 hours before the hearing.

For a step-parent adoption the step-parent adoption report must be completed and filed at least 72 hours prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

Dispositional Court Reports must be filed with the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court office at least five business days before the disposition hearing.

Dispositional Court Reports prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services shall be filed with the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court office at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled disposition hearing.

CRITICAL

For a Watts review, the guardian ad litem must submit the billing invoice within 30 days after discharge.

(4) The guardian ad litem must submit their billing invoice within thirty (30) days of discharge.

CRITICAL

The required eviction-action materials must be ready for filing with the clerk on the scheduled return date.

The plaintiff in all eviction actions filed in the Small Claims Court shall have prepared and ready for filing with the clerk on the return date scheduled in the action the following information:

CRITICAL

The general inventory is due within six months after the personal representative’s appointment unless the court extends the due date.

The general inventory is due no later than six (6) months after the appointment of the personal representative unless the due date is extended by the court.

CRITICAL

Deadline

24 hours

If a party’s or attorney’s unavailability makes filing the stipulation before the hearing impossible, the consent decree’s conditions must be filed at least 24 hours before the hearing.

In the event the unavailability of a party or attorney makes it impossible to file the stipulation for consent decree before the hearing, the conditions of the consent decree shall be filed at least 24 hours before the hearing.

CRITICAL

A plaintiff may petition to commence a new action within 30 days after dismissal with prejudice, subject to payment of the filing fee unless it is waived.

A plaintiff whose action was dismissed with prejudice for failure to appear may, within 30 days from the dismissal, petition the court to commence a new action upon the payment of the filing fee, unless the fee is waived as permitted by statute.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

In a collections case, the creditor must file all hearing exhibits five business days before the hearing.

In collections cases, the creditor shall file all hearing exhibits five business days prior to the hearing,

CRITICAL

Deadline

10 calendar days

A jury-trial request must be filed in writing with the Clerk of Court, with the jury fee, no later than 10 calendar days after the pretrial conference.

9.3.01 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 pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

If the case has been pending for at least 180 days, the guardian ad litem must submit interim bills at least quarterly.

If the case is pending 180 days or longer, the guardian ad litem shall submit interim bills on at least a quarterly basis.

WARNING

The assigned judicial official will schedule the injunction hearing within statutory deadlines and tell the petitioner its date and time before returning the documents for filing.

The assigned judicial official will schedule a hearing for the injunction within statutory deadlines and advise the petitioner of the date and time of the hearing before returning the petition and other documents to the petitioner for filing.

WARNING

Attorneys appointed as GAL or adversary counsel pursuant to this chapter must submit a final invoice for payment within ten days of discharge from the matter.

Attorneys appointed as GAL or adversary counsel pursuant to this chapter must submit a final invoice for payment within ten days of discharge from the matter.

WARNING

Final invoices must be submitted within thirty days of discharge.

Final invoices must be submitted within thirty days of discharge.

WARNING

If the findings, conclusions, and judgment are not filed within the statutory 30-day period, the judge may initiate contempt proceedings against the responsible attorney or party and may impose sanctions.

In the event the findings, conclusions and judgment are not filed within 30 days required under Wis. Stat. Sec. 767.251(2), the judge may initiate an order to show cause for contempt against the attorney/party responsible for preparing and filing said documents and the judge may impose sanctions.

WARNING

Deadline

3 business days

A party may present relevant evidence at the disposition hearing and may file alternative disposition recommendations with the specified office at least three business days before the hearing.

At the Disposition Hearing, any party may present evidence relevant to the disposition, including expert testimony, and may make alternative recommendations for disposition by filing them with the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court office at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled disposition hearing.

WARNING

The Court holds an unsigned proposed order for at least five days after receipt and may sign it if no other party objects.

If a proposed order is filed without the signature of the other parties, the Court shall hold proposed order for a minimum of five (5) days upon receipt. If no objection is received by any other party, the Court may sign the orders as submitted.

WARNING

Invoices submitted for payment more than four months after discharge will not be paid.

Invoices submitted for payment more than four months after discharge will not be paid.

WARNING

A person receiving another traffic or ordinance citation may submit a written Not Guilty plea to the Clerk of Court before the initial appearance date.

All other individuals receiving traffic or ordinance citations may enter a not guilty plea in writing with the Clerk of Court’s office prior to the initial appearance date.

WARNING

Deadline

10 business days

If the Guardian ad Litem files no objection within the next 10 business days, Corporation Counsel will file the Order Terminating the Disposition Order for the court’s signature.

If no objection is filed within the next 10 business days by the Guardian ad Litem, the Corporation Counsel will file the Order Terminating the Disposition Order for the court to sign.

INFO

A GAL may submit interim invoices after the disposition hearing if ordered to continue serving on the case.

GAL’s may submit interim invoices after the disposition hearing, if they are ordered to continue serving as GAL on the case.