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Appellate court eFiling - Opt in as a Guardian ad Litem interested party

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    • Purpose: An attorney serving as a Guardian ad Litem—acting as an interested party but not representing a party on a case—may opt in as an electronic party to an existing appeals case to begin eFiling and accessing electronic documents on the case.

    Applicable Users: Guardian ad Litem attorney

    Steps to opt in as a Guardian ad Litem

    1. Visit the Wisconsin appellate court eFiling website at https://acefiling.wicourts.gov/ and log in. For more information see the article Logging into Wisconsin appellate court eFiling.
    2. Select the opt in menu option or the Opt in as an electronic party hyperlink.
      Wisconsin Appellate efiling homepage with attention called to opt in and opt in as an electronic party links
    3. Enter the Case number and the Other Interested party you represent. Select your email and address if not auto-selected for you.
      Opt in as an electronic party screen with attention called to Other interested party dropdown menu
    4. If you need to file any additional documents at this time, select the Yes radio button. Select [Continue] to display the additional document upload page. Upload your additional documents, select the document type, and enter a document title. Select [Continue].
      Opt in screen Do you need to file additional documents? yes/no prompt set to yes and Continue button
    5. If you do not need to file any additional documents, select [Save] to display the Ready to file page or select [Save and opt in on another case] to opt in on another case.
      Opt in screen Do you need to file additional documents? yes/no prompt set to No and attention called to Save and Save, opt in on another case buttons
    6. On the Ready to file page, verify the filing(s) and mark the checkbox next to the electronic party registration(s) you are ready to file. Select [File].
      Ready to file screen with attention called to selected checkbox next to electronic party registration filing and File button
    7. The Filings submitted page lets you know that your filing has been submitted successfully.
      Filings submitted success message
    8. The opt in request is electronically transmitted to the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. If no opt in document was required, your request will be automatically processed. If an opt in document was required and filed with your opt-in request, the request(s) to opt in will be processed by the staff in the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals office. Once your opt-in is successfully processed, you will receive an email notifying you that you are now an electronic notice (eNotice) party and the case will display in your My cases list. You can now access all electronic documents and eFile documents on the case.

    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.

    Phone: 1-800-462-8843
    Online support form: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
    Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov

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