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In Outagamie County, money disputes up to $10,000 go to the small-claims court: simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
What follows covers the maximum you can claim in Outagamie County, court fees, the right courthouse, serving the defendant, the deadlines that apply, and the filing process itself. Squabble handles the documents and the filing if you want that.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. Outagamie County confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Confirm the courthouse before you file. The court's own small-claims page carries its current filing location and hours, and Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
Small claims filings from Outagamie County are handled at Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor in Appleton. About 195,390 people live in Outagamie County.
This court takes small-claims filings on paper, in person or by mail. Squabble prepares everything so your packet arrives filing-ready.
Hearings in small claims are attended in person at the courthouse.
Copies of the evidence go to the judge and to the other party, and some courts allow it to be sent in electronically beforehand.
Residents of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, a county of about 195,390 people, can file small claims cases through the Wisconsin Small Claims Court, which handles claims up to $10,000. These cases are heard at the Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor, located at 320 S. Walnut St. in Appleton, 54911. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and is closed Saturday and Sunday. The court can be reached at (920) 832-5131, and county information is posted at http://www.outagamie.org/. The county includes communities such as Appleton, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Seymour, Hortonville, Black Creek, Combined Locks, Freedom, Greenville, and Shiocton, along with ZIP codes including 54911, 54913, 54915, 54130, 54136, and 54165. Outagamie County lies near Waupaca County, Brown County, and Winnebago County. Electronic filing is not available for small claims matters in this county, so filings are handled at the courthouse during its posted business hours.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these 14 communities:
Appleton, Bear Creek, Black Creek, Combined Locks, Dale, Freedom, Greenville, Hortonville, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Nichols, Seymour, Shiocton.
ZIP codes:
Outagamie County is the 6th most populous of Wisconsin's 72 counties, with about 195,390 residents. Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor, in Appleton, is about 13 miles from the Brown County courthouse in Green Bay and 9 miles from the Winnebago County courthouse in Oshkosh.
Neighbouring counties and the courts that serve them:
Small claims is the court's track for everyday money disputes: simplified rules, and limits on how much you can sue for.
Maximum claim
Two venues are usually open: where events took place, or where the other side is based.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
Wisconsin permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
A claim involving a minor is brought by a court-appointed guardian.
This state expects your supporting evidence to be submitted with the filing, not just brought to the hearing.
Over the limit? Claims over the cap can go two ways: cut to the limit and stay, or move to regular civil court at full value. Cutting it normally waives the excess.
Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor is the courthouse listed for Outagamie County. They are the same across all 19 Outagamie County ZIP codes, from 54106 onward.
This court handles money claims to a ceiling of $10,000. Below are the kinds of case filed most often.
Outagamie County has about 195,390 residents. Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor is the Outagamie County courthouse listed below.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Write up what is owed on the claim form, select the courthouse, and settle the filing fee.
Papers are delivered to the defendant, who may answer them or settle the matter first.
The hearing is informal and quick, sometimes by video, and the judge decides on the spot or sends the outcome later.
Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor lists (920) 832-5131 as its number. This is the route an Outagamie County case takes, whether it starts in 54106 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes.
Once the case is on file, the law requires the other side to be told about it formally. That step is service of process, and the papers cannot normally come from your own hand.
Who may serve depends on the court: law enforcement, a paid process server, the clerk by certified mail, or a disinterested adult. Costs and rules are local.
There is a deadline, counted backwards from the hearing, by which the defendant must have the papers. Ask the clerk for it when the date is assigned.
Whoever serves the papers completes a proof of service, which is filed with the court before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Waupaca County and Brown County are the counties nearest to Outagamie County. An Outagamie County address carries one of its 19 ZIP codes, 54106, 54113 and 54130 among them.
You have a limited window to file, measured from when the dispute arose. File after it closes and your claim can be barred.
| Claim type | How long you have |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 6 years |
| Personal injury | 3 years |
The same periods apply in Outagamie County as in nearby Waupaca County and Brown County, which are in the same state. Outagamie County, population about 195,390, is covered by the table above.
Money owed under a contract in Wisconsin generally accrues interest at 5% per year before judgment (Wis. Stat. §138.04).
A running total including interest can be worked out with the Squabble interest calculator.
The rate above is the one for Outagamie County, population about 195,390. Outagamie County is under the same state rate as nearby Waupaca County and Brown County.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
Get the defendant's legal name right, set out the events, and break down how the figure is reached.
File with the Outagamie County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $45–$95 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Arrange service once your hearing date is set and file the proof of service with the court.
Organize documents and exhibits so you can present them clearly at the hearing.
Appear in person or, where available, remotely, present your case, and receive the court's decision.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares the documents, runs a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your case for you.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Outagamie County takes in filings from 19 ZIP codes, 54106 first in the list. Outagamie County has a population of about 195,390.
Small claims hearings are short and informal, and the judge asks questions directly. Most people present their own case.
Outagamie County has about 195,390 residents. Appleton, Bear Creek and Black Creek are among the Outagamie County places a hearing can draw parties from.
The decision settles who owes what. Turning it into money is a separate stage, and the tools the court makes available differ by state.
Part of the debtor's earnings may be redirected toward the judgment where state law provides for it.
With a bank levy, the court reaches funds held in the debtor's account directly.
Lodging the judgment with the county can create a lien over property the debtor owns.
The court can additionally require the debtor to appear and answer under oath about what they earn and own. An unsatisfied judgment usually carries statutory interest until it is paid.
The judgment in an Outagamie County case comes from Outagamie County CIrcuit Court: Small Claims - Justice Center - 2nd floor in Appleton. Waupaca County and Brown County are the counties nearest to Outagamie County.
Last checked in August 2026. Court fees, limits and procedures move; verify them with the court first.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Outagamie County case for you.
