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Grounds — Denial of Physical Placement: § 48.356(2) Warnings in Underlying Order Unnecessary

Kimberly S.S. v. Sebastian X.L., 2004 WI App 83

Issue: Whether § 48.415(4) requires proof that an underlying family court order denying physical placement contained the warnings required by § 48.356(2).

Holding:

¶7. The plain language of Wis. Stat. § 48.415(4) requires proof that the notices in Wis. Stat. § 48.356(2) were provided only when the underlying order was issued in juvenile court.

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Judicial Substitution/Recusal – TPR – Multiple Requests

State ex rel. Julie A.B. v. Circuit Court, 2002 WI App 220
For Julie A.B.: Roberta A. Heckes

Issue/Holding: § 48.29(1) permits more than one party to file a request for a substitution of judge in a TPR proceeding, ¶2. (The mother filed a substitution request. After a new judge was assigned, the GAL filed a request, one that the mother unsuccessfully challenges as unauthorized.)

 

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