Waukesha County Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Jury demand

Jury fees must be paid by the date specified in the scheduling order.

Jury fees are due by the date specified in the scheduling order.

CRITICAL

Fee

$500

Applies to

Termination of parental rights

At TPR filing, a petitioner other than Waukesha County or the State of Wisconsin must pay the Court-determined $500 initial GAL-fee deposit to the Clerk.

A Petitioner other than Waukesha County, or the State of Wisconsin, shall pay a $500 deposit determined by the Court to the Clerk of the Juvenile Court as an initial deposit for GAL fees at the filing of the TPR.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Post judgment motion or order to show cause

A post-judgment motion or Order to Show Cause is scheduled for a hearing after payment of the applicable statutory fee.

A Post-Judgment Motion or Order to Show Cause will be scheduled for a hearing after payment of the appropriate statutory fee.

CRITICALCivil cases

All statutory filing fees must be paid in full before the Clerk will accept a document for filing.

All statutory filing fees must be paid in full before the Clerk of Circuit Court will accept the document for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pleadings

Copies of pleadings must be accompanied by the applicable statutory fee.

Copies of pleadings must be accompanied by the payment of the appropriate statutory fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New birth certificate

A fee payable to State of Wis. Vital Records is collected for a new birth certificate for a child born in Wisconsin.

A fee made payable to "State of Wis. Vital Records " for the child's new birth certificate will be collected for any child born in the State of Wisconsin.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mail service request

A plaintiff requesting mail service must pay the statutory fee for each defendant to be served by mail.

Plaintiff must file with the Clerk of Circuit Court an affidavit of no personal service along with a request for mail service under Wis. Stat. §799.12(3) and provide the Clerk of Circuit Court the appropriate number of copies of the summons and complaint for the number of defendants to be served, along with the statutory fee for each defendant to be served by mail.

CRITICAL

All statutory filing fees and local forms fees must be paid in full before the court accepts any paper.

All statutory filing fees and local forms fees must be paid in full prior to the acceptance of any paper by the Court. Information on the current fees is available from the Register in Probate’s office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

A jury demand and jury fees must meet their applicable deadlines; no jury trial is scheduled until fees are paid, and untimeliness waives a jury trial absent good cause.

A jury demand can be made at any time prior to the deadline included in the Wisconsin Statutes or scheduling order. Jury fees must be paid by the date established by the Court. A jury trial will not be scheduled until the jury fees are paid. Absent good cause, an untimely jury demand or untimely payment of jury fees will constitute a waiver of trial by jury.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial

The jury fee must be paid within 10 days after the jury-demand period or by the Court-set deadline; late payment may waive a jury trial.

The jury fee must be paid within 10 days of the period of time permitted to demand a jury trial or as set by the Court. Untimely payment may constitute a waiver of jury trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Income assignment

An income assignment issues upon application for IV-D services in child support cases, or after payment of the processing fee in a Non IV-D or maintenance-only case.

An income assignment will issue upon application for IV-D services in child support cases, or if a Non IV-D/maintenance only case, upon payment of the income withholding processing fee to the Child Support Division.

CRITICAL

A fee waiver requires approval by the Judge.

Fees can only be waived if approved by the Judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

Mediation and family-study fees must be paid before services unless waived or otherwise ordered; the Court may offer payment plans.

Fees for mediation and a family study involving legal custody and/or physical placement are established by statute and County Board Ordinance. The current amounts will be available on the Clerk of Court’s website or by calling the clerk’s office. Fees must be paid before services are provided, unless waived or otherwise ordered by the Court. Payment plans may be offered by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies of court file documents

Court-file copies will not be faxed until the appropriate costs are paid in advance, and faxing cannot be used to avoid statutory photocopy costs.

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

WARNING

Applies to

Insolvent estate formal closing

The filing fee must be paid for the specified formal-closing method.

paying the filing fee

WARNING

Applies to

Insolvent informal administration closing

The inventory filing fee must be paid when using the specified method to close an insolvent informal administration.

pay the inventory filing fee

WARNINGCivil cases

Fee

3

Applies to

Facsimile document

Each facsimile page above the 15-page limit costs $3.00 unless the judge or commissioner approves an exception and the party or attorney certifies that approval.

A cost of $3.00 per page above the limit will be assessed unless an exception has been approved by the assigned judge or court commissioner on a case-by-case basis. The party or attorney must certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the exception to the 15-page limit;

WARNING

Applies to

Annual account final account or amended inventory

Additional statutory fees for property omitted from the original inventory must be paid when an annual account, final account, or amended inventory is filed.

Additional statutory filing fees for added property not reflected on an original inventory must be paid when filing an annual account, a final account, or amended inventory.

WARNING

Fee

$3

Applies to

Facsimile document

Each fax page above the 15-page limit incurs a $3 charge unless an exception is approved.

A cost of $3.00 per page above the limit will be assessed unless an exception has been approved by the Judge or Court Commissioner on a case-by-case basis.

WARNING

Fee

3

Applies to

Facsimile page over limit

A $3.00 cost per page above the 15-page fax limit will be assessed unless the Court or court commissioner approves an exception.

(c) The document does not exceed 15 pages in length excluding cover sheet. A cost of $3.00 per page above the limit will be assessed unless an exception has been approved by the Court or court commissioner on a case-by-case basis. The party or attorney must certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the exception to the 15-page limit;

WARNINGCivil cases

Fee

$3

Applies to

Facsimile document

Pages above the 15-page fax limit incur a $3-per-page cost unless the Court or court commissioner approves an exception.

A cost of $3.00 per page above the limit will be assessed unless an exception has been approved by the Court or court commissioner on a case-by-case basis.

INFO

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required for a fax filing that meets the stated criteria.

No filing fee is required for the filing of the document.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required for a fax document to qualify for filing under this rule.

No filing fee is required for the filing of the document.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required for a document filed by facsimile.

(d)       No filing fee is required for the filing of the document.

INFO

Applies to

Facsimile document

No filing fee is required to file a facsimile document under this rule.

(d) No filing fee is required for the filing of the document.