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SCOW ends years of TPR uncertainty and clarifies there is no burden of proof applicable to a disposition hearing
State v. H.C., 2025 WI 20, 6/3/25, affirming an unpublished court of appeals decision; case activity
In a decision that has been awaited by TPR practitioners, all seven justices affirm COA’s mandate, with five justices joining in a majority opinion which concludes there is no burden of proof applicable at a dispositional hearing.