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Wisconsin Juvenile Law Handbook

Product ID: AK0062
Published By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-648-9

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Wisconsin Juvenile Law covers the provisions of both Wisconsin's Juvenile Justice Code (chapter 938) and the Children's Code (chapter 48). You will find detailed and practical explanations of the key aspects of delinquency, CHIPS, JIPS, and UCHIPS proceedings, including the rights of the parties, the intake process, the filing of a petition, waiver of a juvenile into adult court, discovery, plea hearings, fact-finding hearings, dispositional hearings, and appeals. You will also find discussions of the termination of parental rights and parental consent for abortions.

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Part of the Books Unbound Library Collection: Family Law

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Wisconsin Juvenile Law covers the provisions of both Wisconsin's Juvenile Justice Code (chapter 938) and the Children's Code (chapter 48). You will find detailed and practical explanations of the key aspects of delinquency, CHIPS, JIPS, and UCHIPS proceedings, including the rights of the parties, the intake process, the filing of a petition, waiver of a juvenile into adult court, discovery, plea hearings, fact-finding hearings, dispositional hearings, and appeals. You will also find discussions of the termination of parental rights and parental consent for abortions.

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648+ pp.; 5th ed., 2022-23
(Includes 2024-25 supplement)

  1. Table of Contents 
  2. How to Use the Book Forms 
  3. Introduction 
  4. Rights of Children, Parents, and Expectant Mothers 
  5. Roles of the Parties in Juvenile Court 
  6. Jurisdiction and Venue 
  7. Physical Custody 
  8. Intake Inquiry 
  9. Filing of a Petition (CHIPS, UCHIPS, JIPS, and Delinquency Cases) 
  10. Plea Hearing 
  11. Discovery and Other Motion Practice 
  12. Fact-Finding Hearing 
  13. Dispositional Hearing 
  14. Postdispositional Proceedings 
  15. Appeals 
  16. Waiver into Adult Court 
  17. Confidentiality 
  18. Contempt and Juvenile Sanctions 
  19. Termination of Parental Rights 
  20. Parental Consent for Minor’s Abortion 
  21. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act 

   Appendices 

   Forms Index 

   Subject Index 

The 2024–2025 supplement includes a number of changes such as:

  • The Wisconsin Legislature’s creation of a new out-of-home care placement option with a person who is “like-kin”
  • New legislation concerning the use of “baby boxes” under the safe-haven law for relinquishing custody of a newborn
  • Updated discussions about the status of the construction of a new secure youth facility to replace Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School
  • Recent appellate court decisions addressing matters such as termination of parental rights, victim’s rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and motions to suppress statements made during custodial interrogations

 

The 2022-2023 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • The Wisconsin Legislature’s creation of the concept of qualified residential treatment programs (QRTPs) in the Wisconsin Statutes, allowing children and juveniles to be placed in such programs in appropriate cases
  • A Wisconsin Supreme Court order that added provisions to the Wisconsin Statutes to regulate the use of physical restraints on children and juveniles in court during proceedings under the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code
  • The legislature’s amendments to the circumstances under which courts can conduct proceedings via telephone or live audiovisual means in cases under Wis. Stat. ch. 938
  • Updated discussions about the status of the construction of a new secure youth facility in Milwaukee County to replace Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School
  • Recent appellate court decisions addressing matters such as waiver of juveniles into adult court, victim’s rights, termination of parental rights, and the admissibility of evidence

State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE® is the premier publisher of practice guides and handbooks for Wisconsin's attorneys, written by Wisconsin's attorneys. PINNACLE relies on the expertise and contributions of volunteers from within the State Bar of Wisconsin membership to help develop and deliver timely, relevant information to assist Wisconsin's attorneys provide the highest-quality representation and service.

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