Dane County Purchasing Vendor Registration
Carlo Esqueda: Clerk of Circuit Court and Register in Probate

Carlo Esqueda

Clerk of Circuit Court and Register in Probate

Dane County Courthouse
Room 1000
215 S Hamilton St.
Madison, WI 53703
Map to the Courthouse

Phone: (608) 266-4311
Fax: (608) 267-8859
TTY: (608) 266-4625

Hours:
7:45 AM to 4:30 PM
Closed all County holidays

Customers should arrive in time to complete all business by 4:30 PM

Small Claims Forms

Note to users: Forms in PDF format are not fillable and need to be printed out to be completed. Forms in Word format are fillable, but fields expand as you type. Make sure you print out all pages of the forms as text may have added more pages than the original format.

Printed copies of these forms are also available from the Dane County Legal Resource Center for a small fee. Call (608) 266-6316 for more information.

Small Claims Information Documents

SC-6000: Basic Guide to Wisconsin Small Claims Actions
SC-6010: Pre-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling a Small Claims Case for Eviction
SC-6020: Pre-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling a Small Claims Case for Recovery of Money ($5,000 or less)
SC-6030: Pre-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling a SC Case for Replevin (Recovery of Property)
SC-6040: Pre-Judgment: Basic Steps for Filing an Answer to a Small Claims Compliant
SC-6050: Pre-Judgment Basic Steps to Small Claims Service
SC-6060: Post-Judgment: Basic Steps for Docketing a Judgment for Collection
SC-6070: Post-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling a Small Claims Earnings Garnishment (Recovery of Judgments Totaling $5000 or less)
SC-6080: Post-Judgment: Basic Steps for Handling an Execution Against Property
SC-6090: Post-Judgment: Basic Steps in Collecting on a Judgment for Money
SC-6100: Post-Judgment: Basic Steps in Collecting on a Judgment for Replevin
Garnishment Process & Fees

Small Claims Documents

SC-500 Summons and Complaint
SC-5200 Answer
SC-5250 Notice of Counterclaim Over $5,000
SC-516 Summons for Consumer Replevin
Deficiency Claim
Instructions for filling out Form GF-175 Affidavit of Nonmilitary Service
GF-175 Affidavit of Nonmilitary Service
SC-506 Order for Financial Disclosure and Financial Disclosure Statement

Service Documents

Published Notice
SC-5100 Affidavit of Service (Eviction)
SC-5110 Affidavit of Service of SC-500 (Non-Eviction) Corporation or Limited Liability Company
SC-5120 Affidavit of Service of SC-500 (Non-Eviction) Individual/Sole Proprietorship/Partnership
SC-5130 Affidavit of Mailing

Post-Judgment Documents

Demand for Trial/SC-517 Demand for Trial and Instructions
CV-425 Earnings Garnishment - Objection to Debtor's Answer & Demand for Hearing
CV-421 Earnings Garnishment Notice
SC-505/CV-416 Garnishee Answer for Non-Earnings
SC-503 Small Claims Garnishment Summons and Complaint for Non-Earnings
CV-423 Earnings Garnishment - Exemption Notice
Affidavit of Default (For use in Eviction Cases Only)
Rent and Damages Claim
SC-515 Motion to Reopen Small Claims Judgment & Order
(There is a $50.00 motion to reopen fee)
SC-511 Petition to Answer or to Reopen Small Claims Judgment & Order
SC-507 Motion & Order for Hearing on Contempt
This is a Dane County-specific version of form number SC-507.
SC-512(o) Writ of Restitution (Eviction)
SC-514 Writ of Replevin
GF-129 Satisfaction of Judgment
Application for Order of Satisfaction of Judgment Due to Discharge in Bankruptcy

Other Documents

CV-410 Petition to Waive Filing and Service Fees
Change of Address form
Subpoena Form