Abuse of Discretion Judgment Filing Fees.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District III

Case Name: Catherine Wilcox v. Jerome Wilcox

Case No.: 2019AP107

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Abuse of Discretion Judgment Filing Fees

Catherine Wilcox appeals from a judgment of divorce, in which the circuit court ordered the partial reimbursement of filing fees, and from an order denying what her notice of appeal designates as a "Motion to Amend the Judgment." We conclude the circuit court did not err by ordering the filing fee reimbursed because Catherine agreed to pay the fee at the final divorce hearing. Moreover, treating Catherine's postdivorce motion as one for relief from the judgment, we conclude the court did not erroneously...