S.G. v. Wisconsin DCF, 2024AP472, 4/3/25, District IV (recommended for publication); case activity
In a unique CHIPS appeal, COA clarifies the proper role of corporation counsel when another party files a CHIPS petition.
S.G. initiated this litigation by filing a CHIPS petition on her behalf under § 48.13(9). (¶10). In essence, S.G., who was receiving services under a TPR order, was about to turn 18 and needed the CHIPS order so she could continuing receiving
Continue Reading In published decision, COA holds that corporation counsel is not a party under 48.13 when they are not a petitioner