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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    December 01, 2002

    Practice Tips

    State Bar members can seek to create or modify mandatory court forms and can comment on specific forms as they are released during a time-limited review process. While the Records Management Committee will release forms biannually, with forms listed in the Wisconsin Lawyer, lawyers should periodically check the supreme court and State Bar Web sites for new releases.

    James Fullin; Christine Olsen

    Wisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 75, No. 12, December 2002

    Speak Up on Mandatory Forms

    State Bar members can seek to create or modify mandatory court forms and can comment on specific forms as they are released during a time-limited review process. While the Records Management Committee will release forms biannually, with forms listed in the Wisconsin Lawyer, lawyers should periodically check the supreme court and State Bar Web sites for new releases.

    by James L. Fullin & Christine R.H. Olsen

    Since the Wisconsin Supreme Court filed Order 98-01 on Oct. 5, 1999, requiring the use of standard court forms in circuit court, mandatory forms have become a necessary tool for practicing law in Wisconsin. The Record Management Committee (RMC), an advisory committee to the Director of State Courts Office, develops and distributes the mandated forms. Forms are distributed to the public through the Wisconsin Supreme Court Web site at www.courts.state.wi.us/circuit/search_forms.html and the State Bar Web site at www.wisbar.org/forms; and to the courts through the clerks of court, juvenile clerks, and registers in probate. The supreme court site lists the forms in both a pdf and a Word format and contains a search function.

    State Bar Representatives to the RMC. The RMC seeks participation from State Bar members. Attorneys Jim Fullin (fullinj@mail.opd.state.wi.us) and Christine Olsen (olsenlaw@aol.com) are State Bar representatives to the RMC and are active on the Forms Subcommittee. The RMC seeks assistance from State Bar sections and individual members in revising or creating forms. Sections have participated in subcommittees to redraft forms or have attended a Forms Committee meeting to give input on creating or modifying forms. Individual attorneys have communicated directly with the RMC seeking modifications or the creation of forms as well.

    Review Process for Specific Forms. SCR 70.153(4) provides a review process for concerns about specific, released forms. Interested persons may file a written objection to the RMC, objecting to either the "mandatory use of the form, to the content of the form or to both the use and content." The RMC must respond in writing within 90 days. Within 30 days from the RMC response, the objector may then "file with the clerk of the supreme court a petition for review of the decision of the records management committee." The supreme court may then seek a response from the RMC and will make a determination.

    Biannual Distribution of Forms. In the past, the distribution of forms has not followed a specific schedule, and attorneys have expressed frustration with trying to comply with the rule when the forms change without notice. To address this concern, the RMC will make an effort to release forms on a biannual basis unless there is a specific change in the law requiring a revision or new form. Additionally, the Wisconsin Lawyer will regularly list the release of new or revised forms.

    Recently, most of the probate and juvenile forms were reviewed and revised to meet current statutory requirements. Many of those forms had not been revised in more than 10 years. In January, new forms complying with the new Truth-in-Sentencing laws will be released. Attorneys who practice in these areas should visit the Web site addresses above to make certain they are using the latest forms.

    A complete list of forms released by the RMC in 2002 through its October 2002 meeting accompanies this column.

    New and Revised Standard Court Forms

    Forms released in 2002 through the Record Management Committee's October 2002 meeting.

    Civil

    Juvenile

    Probate

    Criminal

    General

    Small Claims

    Guardianship

    Chapter 51

    Truth-in-Sentencing

    New (N) / Revised (R) / Withdrawn (W)

    Civil Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    CV-402

    8/02 (R)

    Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Injunction

    CV-403

    8/02 (R) Notice of Hearing - Temporary Restraining Order (Domestic Abuse)

    CV-404

    8/02 (R) Injunction (Domestic Abuse)

    CV-405

    6/02 (R) Petition for TRO and/or Injunction (Harassment)

    CV-406

    6/02 (R) Notice of Hearing/TRO (Harassment)

    CV-407

    6/02 (R) Injunction (Harassment)

    CV-417

    8/02 (R) Notice of Domestic Abuse Injunction Hearing

    CV-421

    6/02 (R) Earnings Garnishment Notice

    CV-422

    6/02 (R) Earnings Garnishment
    CV-427

    7/02 (R)

    Poverty Guidelines for Earnings

    CV-440

    1/02 (R) Prisoner's Petition for Waiver of Prepayment of Fees/Costs Based on Imminent Danger - Affidavit of Indigency

    Criminal Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    CR-205

    6/02 (R)

    Order for Competency Examination

    CR-209

    6/02 (R) Judgment of Dismissal/Acquittal

    CR-227

    6/02 (R) Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Rights

    CR-230

    12/01(R) Judgment of Bail/Bond Forfeiture (form summary only updated)

    CR-244

    6/02 (N) Order for Presentence Investigation Report (PSI)

    Guardianship Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    GN-2001

    5/02 (R)

    Petition for Guardianship

    GN-2011

    5/02 (R) Guardianship Inventory

    GN-2012

    5/02 (R) Petition for Temporary Guardianship

    GN-2014

    10/02 (W) Notice of Annual Review Procedure and Rights

    GN-2027

    10/02 (W) Notice of Rights

    GN-2036

    5/02 (R) Form summary change only

    GN-2080

    5/02 (R) Petition for Guardianship of Minor

    Juvenile Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    JC-1630

    12/02 (R)

    Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

    JC-1641

    6/02 (R) Order for Hearing and Investigating/ Screening - Adoptive Placement/ Adoption

    JC-1643

    6/02 (N) Order for Hearing and Screening (Stepparent Adoption)

    JC-1648

    6/02 (N) Priority Placement Order (Interstate Compact on Placement of Children)

    JC-1693

    6/02 (R) Petition in Juvenile Court for TRO and/ or Injunction (Harassment)

    JD-1710

    12/02 (R) Temporary Physical Custody Request

    JD-1712

    12/02 (R) Waiver of Participation in Physical Custody Hearing

    JC-1737

    6/02 (R) Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Rights (Juvenile)

    General Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    GF-105

    12/02 (R)

    Order to Garnishee/Release of Garnishee

    GF-142

    6/02 (R) Arrest-Bench Warrant/Capias

    GF-147

    6/02 (R) Threat/Security Incident Report

    GF-160

    12/02 (R) Order Appointing Supplemental Court Commissioner

    GF-161

    6/02 (R) Income Assignment Order for Unpaid Fines and Other Financial Penalties

    GF-171

    12/02 (R) Judgment for Unpaid Fines, Forfeitures and Other Financial Obligations (Previously CR-225)

    Chapter 51 Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    ME-901

    12/02 (R)

    Statement of Emergency Detention by Law Enforcement Officer

    ME-902

    12/02 (R) Statement of Emergency Detention by Treatment Director

    ME-903

    12/02 (R) Petition for Examination

    ME-904

    12/02 (R) Motion and Order for Dismissal

    ME-905

    12/02 (R) Order for Involuntary Medication and Treatment

    ME-907

    12/02 (R) Statement of Emergency Detention by District Attorney or Corporation Counsel

    ME-908

    12/02 (R) Settlement Agreement and Court Approval and Order

    ME-909

    12/02 (R) Statement of Noncompliance with Settlement Agreement and Court Order

    ME-910

    12/02 (R) Order for Final Hearing or Dismissal
    ME-911

    12/02 (R)

    Order of Commitment/Extension or Commitment/Dismissal
    ME-912 12/02 (R)

    Treatment Conditions

    ME-913 12/02 (R) Petition for Examination (Fifth Standard Under 51.20(1)(a)2.e.)
    ME-914 12/02 (R) Order of Commitment or Dismissal (Fifth Standard Under 51.20(1)(a)2.e.)
    ME-915 12/02 (W) Petition for Approval of Minor's Admission and Order
    ME-917 12/02 (R) Physician's Report and Request for Hearing

    ME-918

    12/02 (N) Order for Hearing on Medication or Treatment


    Probate Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    PR-1808

    5/02 (R)

    Statement of Informal Administration

    PR-1811

    5/02 (R) Inventory

    PR-1814

    5/02 (R) Final Account

    PR-1816

    5/02 (R) Personal Representative's Statement to Close Estate (Informal Administration)

    PR-1846

    5/02 (N) Waiver and Consent

    PR-1902

    5/02 (R) Waiver, Consent and Approval (Formal Administration)

    PR-1910

    5/02 (R) Petition for Approval of Final Account and Final Judgment

    PR-1938

    5/02 (N) Trust Receipt

    Small Claims Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    SC-503

    6/02 (R)

    Small Claims Garnishment Summons and Complaint for Non-Earnings

    SC-507

    6/02 (R) Motion and Order for Hearing on Contempt

    SC-514

    6/02 (R) Writ of Replevin

    SC-516

    6/02 (R) Summons for Consumer Replevin

    Truth-in-Sentencing Forms

    Form #

    Date Name of Form
    CR-250

    1/03 (N)

    Petition to Modify Court-Imposed Conditions of Extended Supervision, § 302.113(7m)

    CR-251

    1/03 (N) Verification of Date of Release to Extended Supervision, § 302.113(7m)

    CR-252

    1/03 (N) Order Modifying Court-imposed Conditions of Extended Supervision, § 302.113(7m)

    CR-254

    1/03 (N) Petition to Modify Bifurcated Sentence, § 302.113(9g)

    CR-255

    1/03 (N) Referral by Department of Corrections to Sentencing Court, § 302.113(9g)

    CR-256

    1/03 (N) Order Concerning Sentence Modification, § 302.113(9g)

    CR-258

    1/03 (N) Petition for Sentence Adjustment, § 973.195

    CR-259

    1/03 (N) Notice to District Attorney/District Attorney Response on Petition for Sentence Adjustment, § 973.195

    CR-260

    1/03 (N) Order Concerning Sentence Adjustment, § 973.195

    James L. Fullin, Ohio State 1972, and Christine R.H. Olsen, San Diego 1986, are State Bar representatives to the Record Management Committee. Contact Fullin at fullinj@mail.opd.state.wi.us and Olsen at olsenlaw@aol.com.


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