WISCONSIN SMALL CLAIMS INFORMATION

Relevant Statutes:

Maximum Dollar Limit:

Locating Agent For Service:

Online Court Forms:

Service Of Process:

Hearing Date:

Attorneys:

Transfer:

Appeals:

Additional Information:

Wisconsin Statutes Annotated, Ch. 799, Sections 01- 45; Ch. 421, Subchapter III, Section 401; Ch. 808, Section 04.

$5,000.

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Corporations Bureau, 3rd Floor, Ray Allen, PO Box 7846, Madison, WI 53707-7846; Phone: (608) 261-7577;
Fax: (608) 267-6813.

Wisconsin Court Forms Link.

Certified or registered mail, any disinterested adult resident. For evictions, personal service required.

Set by the court.

Allowed.

If either party requests a jury trial or defendant files a compulsory counterclaim exceeding $5,000, case will proceed under regular rules of civil procedure and evidence.

Either party file an appeal for review of law, not facts; to the Court of Appeals within 45 days of judgment. A motion for a new trial must be made within 20 days of judgment.

Prevailing party may be awarded attorney fees up to $100 on judgments greater than $1,000. Jury trial available. Evening and Saturday sessions available.