Circuit court eFiling - Common required filing documents

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Purpose: When a case is first filed, a document referred to as a filing document is often required to
submit the initial filing. If you do not have a filing document specified, the error "A filing document is required" appears on your screen.

This guide lists common filing documents and form numbers for many case types within the Wisconsin Circuit Court system. Note that this is not an all encompassing list. The filing document required for your case type and classification code may differ from the documents listed below. This guide is simply a reference list for identifying potential filing documents and should not be interpreted as legal guidance.

Applicable users: eFilers

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Case type: Civil

Classification code	Filing document
30100 – Product Liability 30101 – Personal Injury/Automobile 30103 – Other-Medical Malpractice 30105 – Wrongful Death 30107 – Other-Personal Injury 30201 – Property Damage 30301 – Money Judgment	Summons and Complaint (Claim for judgment $5,000 - $10,000) Summons and Complaint (Claim for judgment > $10,000)
30203 – Minor Settlement	Petition
30302 – Garnishment –Large Claims	CV-421 – Earnings Garnishment Notice CV-301A – Garnishment Summons and Complaint for Non-Earnings CV-301 – Summons and Complaint Non-Earnings Garnishment
30709 – Domestic Abuse – Temporary Restraining Order	CV-402 – Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Domestic Abuse)
30710 – Child Abuse Restraining Order	CV-412 – Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Child Abuse) JC-1690 – Petition in Juvenile Court for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Child Abuse)
30711 – Harassment Restraining Order	CV-405 – Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Harassment) JC-1693 – Petition in Juvenile Court for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Petition and Motion for Injunction Hearing (Harassment)

Case type: Family/Paternity

Classification code	Filing document
40101 – Divorce 40201 – Annulment/Legal Separation	FA-4108 – Summons and Petition w/Minor Children FA-4109 – Summons and Petition w/out Minor Children FA-4110 – Joint Petition w/Minor Children FA-4111 – Joint Petition w/out Minor Children Out of State Family Matter Out of County Family Matter
40501 – Paternity 40502 – Paternity – Post Adjudication	Notice of Motion and Motion (Initiates a case) Summons and Petition

Case type: Guardianship

Classification code	Filing document
50301 – Guardianships	GN-3100 – Petition for Temporary/ Permanent Guardianship Due to Incompetency JC – 1605 – Petition for Appointment of Guardian (48.977, Wis. Stats.)
50302 – Temporary Guardianship	GN-3100 – Petition for Temporary/ Permanent Guardianship Due to Incompetency

Case type: Probate

Classification code	Filing document
50101 - Probate Proceedings	PR-1901 – Petition for Formal Administration Petition
50102 – Informal Proceedings	PR-1801 – Application for Informal Administration PR-1901 – Application for Formal Administration Petition
50104 – Special Administration	PR-1850 – Petition for Special Administration Petition
50105 – Summary Assignment	PR-1840 – Petition for Summary Assignment Petition
50106 – Summary Settlement	PR-1835 – Petition for Summary Settlement Petition
50201 – Trusts 50202 – Corporate Trusts	Petition

Case type: Small Claims

Classification code	Filing document
31001 – Small Claims, Claim Under $ Limit 31002 – Small Claims, Eviction Due to Foreclosure 31004 – Small Claims, Evictions	SC-500 – Summons and Complaint
31003 – Small Claims, Replevin	SC-500 – Summons and Complaint SC-516 – Summons for Consumer Replevin
31005 – Garnishment, Small Claims	SC-301 – Small Claims Non-Earnings Garnishment Summons and Complaint Earnings Garnishment Notice

Case type: Other

Classification code	Filing document
70000 – Foreign Judgment	Notice of Filing of Foreign Judgment Foreign Judgment
70100 – Hospital Lien 70101 – Construction Lien	Claim for Lien

Uploading a filing document

Once you have prepared your filing document and have completed the additional steps to initiate your new case filing, you must select the relevant Document type to proceed with your filing. This selection appears on the Documents page of the eFiling site. If a valid filing Document type is not selected, you will encounter a warning message stating, “One of the following filing documents is required” and a list of filing document types based on the case type and classification code previously selected.

In this example, an Application for Information Administration or a Petition document is required to file a probate case:

Additional resources

• You can download some of the forms listed in this document by searching at the following link. Note that most documents should be uploaded as PDFs: https://www.wicourts.gov/forms1/circuit/advance_search.jsp
• For certain family, restraining orders, and small claims cases, individuals may find the Forms assistant accessible at the following link helpful. The Forms assistant guides users through completing specific forms. 
  Note: Be sure to enable cookies in your browser and download your forms when you are finished answering the questions, or you may lose your work: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/prose.htm
• To view an index of court forms, visit: https://www.wicourts.gov/forms1/circuit/updates.htm 

Support

Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.

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Online support form: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
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