Minor Guardianships of the Person: Wisconsin Children’s Court Practice and Procedure

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-585-7 194+ pp.; 2nd ed. 2023-2024
Minor Guardianships of the Person: Wisconsin Children’s Court Practice and Procedure

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This resource guides readers through the procedures for guardianships of the person for children that took effect as a result of legislation in 2020. The legislation moved private guardianships of the person for children from chapter 54 of the Wisconsin Statutes to chapter 48 (the Children’s Code), in addition to making other significant changes.

The 2023-2024 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • Updated discussions of the procedures for petitioning for an emergency guardianship of the person of a child, reflecting the new standard court form for that procedure
  • A new section describing the procedure and the corresponding standard court form for consolidating proceedings for a guardianship of a child’s person and a child’s estate
  • New sections about postdispositional matters, such as the procedures for registering one state’s guardianship order in another state and for filing a new guardianship petition when a prior order has lapsed
  • Expanded discussions of the distinctions between standby guardianships and successor guardianships

Summary of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Parental Rights and Duties: An Overview
2 History of Wisconsin’s Guardianship Law
3 Types and Uses of Guardianship of the Person
4 Jurisdiction, Venue, and Related Issues
5 Emergency Guardianship
6 Full, Temporary, and Limited Guardianships—Definitions and Preliminary Screening Factors
7 Full, Temporary, and Limited Guardianships—Procedures
8 Modification and Other Postdispositional Matters
9 Visitation Issues
10 Appeals
Appendices
Forms

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