Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook Vol. IV: Juvenile

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  • Children and the Law
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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-727-1 614+ pp.; 8th ed. revised 2024-25 (Includes 2025-26 supplement)
Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook Vol. IV: Juvenile

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The 2025–26 supplement includes a number of changes such as

  • Reorganization of the chapter on adoptions, revising and expanding the discussion of the procedures to follow when a prospective adoptive child is born outside the United States and is not a U.S. citizen
  • New citations to recent appellate court decisions that addressed issues relating to reverse waiver, termination of parental rights, and procedures for initiating proceedings in the children’s court
  • Updated statutory citations and cross-references reflecting the Wisconsin Legislature’s enactment of legislation that recodified the battery statutes and legislation that created a new sexual extortion statute
  • Clarification, through revised citations and text, of how “days” are counted when the Wisconsin Statutes prescribe a period of less than 11 days

The 2024–25 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • Reorganization of the chapter on waiver and juveniles subject to adult court jurisdiction
  • New citations to recent appellate court decisions that addressed issues relating to dispositions, termination of parental rights (TPR), and adoption
  • Additional discussion about procedures in cases involving a stipulation or no-contest plea to the grounds for TPR
  • Updates reflecting the Wisconsin Legislature’s enactment of legislation that created the category of “like-kin” as a new out-of-home placement option for children under certain circumstances

Summary of contents

  • Venue and Jurisdiction
  • Initiation of Proceedings
  • Time Constraints
  • Temporary Custody (Detention) Hearing
  • Waiver to Adult Court/Reverse Waiver
  • Plea Hearing and Pretrial Issues
  • Fact-Finding Hearing in CHIPS, JIPS, and Delinquency
  • Disposition
  • ASFA and Permanency Planning
  • Traffic/Civil Violations
  • Postdisposition
  • Records/Victims’ Rights
  • Termination of Parental Rights
  • Adoption
  • Waiver of Parental Consent for Abortion
  • Juvenile Guardianships
  • Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Appendices

  • Serious Juvenile Offender (SJO) Offenses
  • Substantial Risk of Physical Harm to Another
  • Violent Crimes
  • Original Adult Court Jurisdiction
  • Waiver
  • Jurisdiction by Offense
  • Jurisdiction by Age
  • Judicial Checklist — Educational Stability
  • Judicial Checklist — Permanency Hearing
  • Judicial Checklist — WICWA
  • DNA Violent Crimes List
  • Surrogacy/Parentage/Assisted Reproduction Technology
  • Use of Restraints (Shackling) Under §§ 48.299(2m)
    and 938.299(2m)

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