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General Information / Case Types

a. Family (FA)-Divorce, Child Support actions & Custody actions
b. Paternity (PA)-Determination of Paternity
c. Civil
  1. Large Civil (CV)-Claims over $10,000.00, Foreclosures, Property disputes, Restraining Orders, Name Changes
  2. Small Claims (SC)-Claims under $10,000.00, evictions, replevins
  3. Forfeitures (FO) – Adult Ordinance Citations, DNA Citations
  4. Traffic (TR) – Ordinance Traffic Citations
d. Criminal
  1. Criminal Misdemeanor (CM)
  2. Criminal Felony (CF)
  3. Criminal Traffic (CT)
e. Liens
  1. Hospital Liens (HL)
  2. Construction Liens (CL)
  3. Transcript of Judgments (TJ)-Judgments filed from other counties
  4. Foreign Judgments (FJ) Judgments filed by other states or Indian Tribes
  5. Tax Warrants (TW)
  6. Unemployment Warrants (UC)
  7. Worker’s Compensation Warrants (WC)
Legal Clinic information
a. Wisconsin Judicare, Inc
b. Lawyer Referral and Information service (LRIS): 

- Representing yourself in court:
- Protecting your Identity when filing documents
- Wisconsinsin Legal Advice Hotline: www.wilegaladvice.org
- State Bar of Wisconsin's Lawyer Referral Service, which offers free referrals
   to attorney who charge their regular rate: www.wibar.org/Iris
- Modest Means Panel, which offers free referral to attorneys who charge
   reduced rates to low- income clients: www.wisbar.org/modestmeans



Family Court
a. Self-Help Family Website
b. Pro Se Divorce
c. Mediation: Set through the Family Court Commissioner
d. Child Support: (State site) (Shawano County)

Small Claims
a. Guide to Small Claim
b. The Wisconsin Way, A Guide for Landlords and Tenants
c. A Guide to Small Claims: (Under links at top right side of page)

Restraining Orders: 
a. Domestic Abuse:
  1. Safe Haven Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Support Center:
    Website: www.shawanoshelter.org
    Email: help@shawanoshelter.org
    1-888-303-3421 or 715-526-3421 (24 hour crisis line)
b. Harassment
c. Child Abuse
d. Individual at Risk

- Firearm Restrictions in Injunction Proceedings

Name change information: Contact Clerk of Circuit Court office for name change packet. Name changes are filed in the county of residence.

Criminal and OWI programs
- Alcohol Assessment
- Wisconsin Points System
- Public Defender
- Sex Offender Registry
- Ignition Interlock Device

Traffic/Forfeitures
a. Driver’s License Eligibility
b. FAQs for Ignition Interlock Devices (IID)
    http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/docs/iid-faq.pdf
c. Ignition Interlock Device Vendors
    http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/services/chemtest.htm

Occupational License information: Contact DOT first, if denied then forms available at Clerk of Court to petition the Court.

Fee schedule – filing fees

Jury/Juror Information: Juror qualification questionnaires can be filled out on line. Online Questionnaire
a. Jury Information: Brochure available at Clerk of Court
b. Jury Trial Information Hotline: 715-526-4912

Court System Forms