FW-008 - Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing (Superior Court)

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Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing (Superior Court)

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Form ID: FW-008
Title: Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing (Superior Court)
Effective Date: 2019-09-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: español
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FW-008
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw008.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw008s.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing (Superior Court)
(FW-008)
States the court's decision about giving you a fee waiver. The court complete this after reviewing additional information or financial documents that you showed at the hearing.
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Effective: September 1, 2019
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How-to instructions for Fee Waivers
PDF Text:
Street or mailing address:
State:City:
A request to waive court fees was filed (date):
Person who asked the court to waive court fees:
There was a hearing on  (date):
at (time):
The following people were at the hearing (check all that apply):   
in (Department):
Zip:
Notice: The court may order you to answer questions about your finances and later order you to pay back the waived 
fees. If this happens and you do not pay, the court can make you pay the fees and also charge you collection fees. If 
there is a change in your financial circumstances during this case that increases your ability to pay fees and costs, you 
must notify the trial court within five days. (Use form FW-010.) If you win your case, the trial court may order the other 
side to pay the fees. If you settle your civil case for $10,000 or more, the trial court will have a lien on the settlement in 
the amount of the waived fees. The trial court may not dismiss the case until the lien is paid.
Name:
Person in      Lawyer in 
Others (names):
FW-008 Order on Court Fee Waiver After 
Hearing (Superior Court)
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Fill in court name and street address:
Superior Court of California, County of
Fill in case number and name:
Case Number:
Case Name:
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Read this form carefully. All checked boxes     are court orders.X
Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov  
Revised September 1, 2019, Mandatory Form  
Government Code, § 68634(e) 
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.52
Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing 
(Superior Court)
FW-008, Page 1 of 3
the court makes the following order:
(1) 
• Giving notice and certificates
• Sheriff’s fee to give notice
• Sending papers to another court department
• Reporter’s fee for attendance at hearing or trial, if the court is not electronically recording the proceeding 
  and you request that the court provide an official reporter  
• Preparing and certifying the clerk's transcript on appeal 
• Filing papers in superior court
• Making copies and certifying copies
• Court fees for phone hearing
a.
Request to Waive Court Fees Request to Waive Additional Court Fees
The court grants your request and waives your court fees and costs as follows:
Fee Waiver. The court grants your request and waives your court fees and costs listed below (Cal. 
Rules of  Court, rules 3.55 and 8.818.) You do not have to pay the court fees for the following: 
5 After reviewing your: 
• Holding in trust the deposit for a reporter's transcript on appeal under rule 8.130 or 8.834
• Making a transcript or copy of an official electronic recording under rule 8.835
• Assessment for court investigations under Probate Code section 1513, 1826, or 1851 
Additional persons present listed on Attachment 4.
Lawyer, if person in  1 has one: (name, firm name, address, phone
 number, e-mail, and State Bar number):

Other reasons stated:
b.
(check all that apply):
The reason for this denial is as follows:(1)
The court denies your request and will not waive or reduce your fees and costs.  
Your request is incomplete. You did not provide all of the information that the court requested.  This 
missing items are specified: 
You did not go to court on the hearing date to provide the information the court needed to make a 
decision.
The information you provide shows that you are not eligible for the fee waiver you requested because
Your income is too high.
There is not enough evidence to support a fee waiver.
Case Number:Case Name:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
i.
ii. The reasons stated: 
Revised September 1, 2019 Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing 
(Superior Court)
FW-008, Page 2 of 3
Additional Fee Waiver. The court grants your request and waives your additional superior court fees 
and costs that are checked below. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.56.) You do not have to pay for the 
checked items.
Jury fees and expenses Fees for a peace officer to testify in court  
Fees for court-appointed experts Court-appointed interpreter fees for a witness
 Other: (specify):
(2)
Below On Attachment 5b(1)(a)
Below On Attachment 5b(1)(c)(ii)
You must pay all other court fees and costs as they are due.
(2) You may pay some court fees and costs over time.  You must make monthly payments of $ 
Filing fees
Other (specify):
Below On Attachment 5b(1)(e)
5 a.
beginning (date): and then payable on the 1st of each month after that, until
the fees checked below are paid in full.

Case Number:Case Name:
Revised September 1, 2019 Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing 
(Superior Court)
FW-008, Page 3 of 3
I certify that I am not involved in this case and (check one):
Clerk's Certificate of Service
Date:
from (city): , California, on the date below.
A certificate of mailing is attached.
I handed a copy of this order to the party and attorney, if any, listed in       and      , at the court, on the date below.
This order was mailed first class, postage paid, to the party and attorney, if any, at the addresses listed in       and      ,
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1 2
, DeputyClerk, by ________________________________
Name:
Warning! If b or c above are checked: You have 10 days after the clerk gives notice of this order (see date below) to  
pay your fees as ordered, unless there is a later date for beginning payments in item b(2). If you do not pay, your court  
papers will not be processed. If the papers are a notice of appeal, your appeal may be dismissed.
c. The court partially grants your request so you can pay court fees without using money you need to pay for 
your household’s basic needs. You are ordered to pay a portion of your fees, as checked below. The court  
only partially grants the request for the reasons stated:
You must pay  
The court waives some fees. The fees checked below are waived. You must pay all other court fees.
Filing papers at superior court Giving notice and certificates
Sheriff’s fee to give notice Sending papers to another court department 
Court-appointed interpreter Court-appointed interpreter fees for a witness
Jury fees and expenses 
Court-appointed experts’ fees          
 Fees for a peace officer to testify in court
Making certified copies 
 Court fees for telephone hearings
(1)
(2)
Signature of Judicial Officer
Date:
Reporter's fee for attendance at trial or hearing by reporter provided by the court  
Below On Attachment 5c
 Other fees (specify):
(3)  Other orders as specified: Below On Attachment 5c(3)
5
percent of your court fees.

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  Form ID: FW-008 Title: Order on Court Fee Waiver After Hearing (Superior Court) Effective Date: 2019-09-01 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: español Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/FW-008 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fw008.pdf Alternate Download URLs: https://www.cou…

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  • Sending papers to another court department • Reporter’s fee for attendance at hearing or trial, if the court is not electronically recording the proceeding and you request that the court provide an official reporter • Preparing and certifying the clerk's transcript on appeal • Filing papers in superior court • …

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  (2) You may pay some court fees and costs over time. You must make monthly payments of $ Filing fees Other (specify): Below On Attachment 5b(1)(e) 5 a. beginning (date): and then payable on the 1st of each month after that, until the fees checked below are paid in full. Case Number:Case Name: Revised Septembe…