Public Defender Response (Chapter 980)
Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective November 21, 2019
This form is a response from the Public Defender regarding a case under Chapter 980. It asks the court to review the respondent's financial ability to pay back costs for legal representation.
The court describes it as: Public Defender Response (Chapter 980)
Where this fits in a case
RespondStage: Respond
This form is used when the court has made an order about the respondent paying back costs for legal services provided by the state public defender.
Either party may file.
Official instructions
How-to guides published by the court for this form.
Common questions
- Who fills out this form?
- This form is a Public Defender Response, meaning the office of the state public defender completes it. It is filed in a case in the Circuit Court of Wisconsin.
- What does this form ask the court to do?
- It asks the court to review the respondent's finances to decide if the respondent is indigent, partially indigent, or not indigent, which affects reimbursement orders.
Revision history
No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect November 21, 2019.
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