A.M.D. v. G.R.B., Jr., 2024AP1071, District II, 9/18/24 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity G.R.B. (“Bartel”) appeals an order terminating his parental rights, raising a medley of challenges. Although COA acknowledges that its prior precedent sent “mixed signals” to litigants on at least one of the issues, it ultimately rejects all of G.R.B.’s arguments… Read more
40. TPRs
State v. H.C., 2023AP1950, petition for review of an unpublished court of appeals decision granted 9/11/24; case activity (including briefs) In a seemingly inevitable grant given a flood of appeals raising an identical issue, SCOW has accepted review of this unpublished TPR decision, which held–for the first time in Wisconsin law–that the preponderance of the… Read more
State v. B.M., 2024AP414, District I, 9/10/24 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity In a replay of last week’s decision in N.H., on which we posted here, the Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s order denying B.M.’s motion to withdraw her no-contest plea to the grounds of the petition to terminate her parental… Read more
State v. N.H., 2024AP597, District I, 9/4/24 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity B.W. forecloses N.H’s TPR appeal that his plea was involuntary because the circuit court misled him regarding the burden of proof at the dispositional phase. N.H was advised at his initial appearance on the State’s petition to terminate his parental rights… Read more
E.S. v. K.R.K., 2024AP1174, District II, 8/28/24 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity In yet another chapter in the ongoing “burden of proof” saga in TPR world, COA swats away K.R.K.’s constitutional challenge while also holding that she is not entitled to a new dispositional hearing at which time an explicit burden of proof… Read more
State v. T.L., 2024AP859-863, 8/1/24, District I (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity In yet another TPR appeal challenging the circuit court’s discretionary termination order, COA affirms given the imposing standard of review. “Taylor” is the mother of five children who were removed from her care following allegations of neglect and abuse. (¶2). Taylor… Read more
Dane County v. J.B., 2024AP985, 7/25/24, District IV (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity Because J.B.’s request that COA reweigh the dispositional factors in her favor is precluded by governing case law, COA affirms. There really isn’t much to say about this TPR appeal. J.B. lost custody of her child following allegations of neglect… Read more
Portage County v. W.P.R., 2024AP454, 7/11/24, District IV (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity COA affirms circuit court’s order denying defendant’s request for new counsel in TPR case. The only issue raised by the appellant in this appeal from the circuit court’s order terminating his parental rights was whether the court erroneously exercised its… Read more
