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APP-015/FW-015-INFO INFORMATION SHEET ON WAIVER OF APPELLATE COURT FEES (SUPREME COURT, COURT OF APPEAL, APPELLATE DIVISION)
If you file an appeal, a petition for a writ, or a petition for review in a civil case, such as a family law case or a case in which you sued someone or someone sued you, you must generally pay a filing fee to the court. You and the other parties in the case may also have to pay other court fees in these proceedings, such as fees to prepare or get a copy of a clerk's transcript in an appeal. However, if you cannot afford to pay these court fees and costs, you may ask the court to issue an order saying you do not have to pay these fees (this is called "waiving" these fees). Who can get their court fees waived? The court will waive your court fees and costs if: · You are getting public assistance, such as Medi-Cal, Food Stamps, SSI or SSP, County Relief/General Assistance, IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services), CalWORKS, Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled). You have a low income level. Under the law you are considered a low-income person if the gross monthly income (before deductions for taxes) of your household is less than the amount listed below:
Family Size 1 2 Family Income $1,083.34 $1,458.34 Family Size 3 4 Family Income $1,833.34 $2,208.34 Family Size 5 6 Family Income $2,583.34 $2,958.34

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You do not have enough income to pay for your household's basic needs and your court fees.

What fees and costs will the court waive? If you qualify for a fee waiver, the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, or Appellate Division will waive the filing fee for the notice of appeal, a petition for a writ, or a petition for review and any court fee for participating in oral argument by telephone. The trial court will also waive costs related to the clerk's transcript on appeal and the fees for making a transcript or copy of an official electronic recording under rule 8.835. If you are the appellant (the person who is appealing the trial court decision), the fees waived include the deposit required under Government Code section 68926.1 and the costs for preparing and certifying the clerk's transcript and sending the original to the reviewing court and one copy to you. If you are the respondent (a party other than the appellant in a case that is being appealed), the fees waived include the costs for sending you a copy of the clerk's transcript. The court cannot waive the fees for preparing a reporter's transcript in a civil case. If you are represented by a lawyer in your appeal, a special fund, called the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, may help pay for the transcript. (See Business and Professions Code sections 8030.2 and following for more information about this fund.) However, there is no financial help available for parties who are not represented by lawyers. If you are unable to pay the cost of a reporter's transcript, a record of the oral proceedings can be prepared in other ways, by preparing an agreed statement or, in some circumstances, a statement on appeal or settled statement. How do I ask the court to waive my fees? · Appeal in Limited Civil Case (civil case in which the amount of money claimed is $25,000 or less). In a limited civil case, if the trial court already issued an order waiving your court fees and that fee waiver has not ended (fee waivers automatically end 60 days after the judgment), your fee for filing a notice of appeal and your costs for the clerk's transcript are already waived; just give the court a copy of your current fee waiver. If you do not already have an order waiving your fees or you had a fee waiver but it has ended, you must complete and file a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001). If you are the appellant (the party who is appealing), you should check both boxes in item 4 on FW-001 and file the completed form with your notice of appeal. If you are the respondent (a party other than the appellant in a case that is being appealed), the completed form should be filed in the court when the fees you are requesting to be waived, such as the fee for the clerk's transcript or telephonic oral argument, are due.
INFORMATION SHEET ON WAIVER OF APPELLATE COURT FEES (SUPREME COURT, COURT OF APPEAL, APPELLATE DIVISION)
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APP-015/FW-015-INFO INFORMATION SHEET ON WAIVER OF APPELLATE COURT FEES (SUPREME COURT, COURT OF APPEAL, APPELLATE DIVISION)
· Writ Proceeding in Limited Civil Case (civil case in which the amount of money claimed is $25,000 or less). If you want the Superior Court to waive the fees in a writ proceeding in a limited civil case, you must complete a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001). In item 4 on FW-001, check the second box. The completed form should be filed with your petition for a writ. Appeal in Other Civil Cases. If you are the appellant (the party who is appealing) in a civil case other than a limited civil case, such as a family law case or an unlimited civil case (a civil case in which the amount of money claimed is more than $25,000), you must complete a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001). In item 4 on FW-001, check the second box to ask the Court of Appeal to waive the fee for filing the notice of appeal. Check both boxes if you also want the trial court to waive your costs for the clerk's transcript (if the trial court already issued an order waiving your fees and that fee waiver has not ended, you do not need to check the first box; your costs for the clerk's transcript are already waived, just give the court a copy of your current fee waiver). The completed form should be submitted with your notice of appeal (if you check both boxes in item 4, the court may ask for two signed copies of this form). If you are the respondent (a party other than the appellant in a case that is being appealed) and the trial court already issued an order waiving your court fees and that fee waiver has not ended, your costs for the clerk's transcript are already waived; just give the trial court a copy of your current fee waiver. If you have not already received a fee waiver in the case or you had a fee waiver but it ended, to request waiver of the fee for a copy of the clerk's transcript, you must complete a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001) and file it in the trial court with your request for a copy of the transcript. To request waiver of a court fee for telephonic oral argument, you should file the completed form in the Court of Appeal when the fee for telephonic oral argument is due. Writ Proceeding in Other Civil Cases. If you want the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal to waive the fees and costs in a writ proceeding in a civil case other than a limited civil case, such as a family law case or an unlimited civil case (a civil case in which the amount of money claimed is more than $25,000), you must complete a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001). The completed form should be submitted with your petition for a writ in the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal clerk's office. Petition for Review. If you want to request that the Supreme Court waive the fee for filing a petition for review, you must complete a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001). You should submit the completed form with your petition for review.

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For more information about appeals and writ proceedings, see Information on Appeal Procedures for Limited Civil Cases (form APP-101-INFO), Information on Appeal Procedures for Unlimited Civil Cases (form APP001), and Information on Writ Proceedings in Misdemeanor, Infraction, and Limited Civil Cases (form APP150-INFO). IMPORTANT INFORMATION! · · Fill out your request completely and truthfully. When you sign your request for a fee waiver, you are declaring under penalty of perjury that the information you have provided is true and correct. The court may ask you for information and evidence. You may be ordered to go to court to answer questions about your ability to pay court fees and costs and to provide proof of eligibility. Any initial fee waiver you are granted may be ended if you do not go to court when asked. You may be ordered to repay amounts that were waived if the court finds you were not eligible for the fee waiver. If you receive a fee waiver, you must tell the court if there is a change in your finances. You must tell the court immediately if your finances improve or if you become able to pay court fees or costs during this case (file form FW-010 with the court). You may be ordered to repay any amounts that were waived after your eligibility ended. If the trial court waived your fees and costs and you settle your case for $10,000 or more, the trial court will have a lien on the settlement in the amount of the waived fees. The fee waiver ends. The fee waiver expires 60 days after the judgment, dismissal, or other final disposition of the case or when the court finds that you are not eligible for a fee waiver.
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