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This program creates an Appearance form that tells the court and the other parties that you are participating in a court case.
You can use this program to e-file your Appearance form. You must also e-file a Fee waiver with this program. It will help you make both forms.
Easy Form information
This program will help you prepare your documents. It will ask you questions and you will enter your answers. At the end of the program, you will get a completed set of court forms with instructions that you can save and print.
Form completion time: 10 minutes to 15 minutes
You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.
The interview and forms are in English.
Note: This program does not make an Answer form. If you need to file an Answer with your Appearance, use our Respond to a lawsuit program instead.
To use this program:
- You must be involved in a court case, and
- You do not need to file an Answer with your Appearance.
Most people will file this after receiving a Complaint or Petition and Summons to appear in court. You can also use this program if:
- You are a Plaintiff or Petitioner, and
- You are representing yourself after your lawyer withdrew from the case.
Learn more about filing an Appearance.
If you want to e-file your Appearance with this program, you also need:
- To make a Fee waiver with this program, and
- An email account.
To complete this program, you will need to know:
- The names and addresses of the parties,
- The court case number,
- Which of the other parties have a lawyer.
You can enter how you will deliver your Appearance to other parties in the case, if you know it.
If you need to make a Fee waiver with this program, you will also need to know:
- The public benefits that you get,
- Your income in the past month,
- Your income over the past 12 months,
- Your monthly expenses, and
- The value of your belongings.
This program prepares the following forms. The forms you get will depend on your answers.
- How to File an Appearance
- Appearance
- Additional Proof of Delivery
- How to Ask the Court to Participate in a Court Case for Free
- Application for Waiver of Court Fees
- Winnebago County Supplement
- Order for Waiver of Court Fees
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