State Ex Rel. Girouard v. Circuit Court for Jackson County

Richard Girouard, an incarcerated indigent, appeals1 from an order denying his motion for *580a free transcript in his pending appeal of a judgment denying him visitation rights with his daughter. Gir-ouard moved under sec. 814.29(1), Stats., which requires a court, upon approving a person’s affidavit of indigency, to waive the payment of any service or other fees in actions or proceedings in any court. The issue is whether sec. 814.29(1) provides an indigent a right to a free transcript in an appeal of an order denying him visitation rights. Because we conclude sec. 814.29(1) does not, we affirm.