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Child Custody / Visitation

Wisconsin

• Forms
  • Forms, Family Law (WI Court System)
  • Out-of-State Child Custody Determination (Wis. Jnl of Family Law, July 2007)
    Sample forms for Wisconsin Statute Ch. 822 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act cases. Forms begin on page 92.
    
    
• Custody & Placement Questions/Answers (State Bar of WI)
• Child Custody (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Brief commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions.
• Child Custody, Child Support & Visitation (Nolo.com)
  Answers to frequently asked questions. Information on parenting agreements, child custody & religion, and grandparent visitation rights.
  
  
• Guides (WI Court System)
  • Appointment of Guardian ad Litem
  • Contempt
  • DeNovo Review
  • Modification
  • Request for Mediation
  • Service
  • Service by Publication
  • Stipulation & Order to Amend Judgment with Arrears

• Finding Assistance
  • Divorce Conflict Solutions
    Helps divorced and separated parents reach agreements about custody, placement, and child-rearing.
    
    
• Visitation
  • Visitation by Grandparents and Other Third Parties (WI Legislative Council)
  • Grandparent Visitation Opinion: No Requirement of Significant Triggering Event (WI Opinion: 2011 WI App 122)

• County Resources
• Fond du Lac County Family Court Handbook
• Racine Family Court Handbook

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 48.925 "Visitation Rights of Certain Persons"
• WI Statutes: s. 54.56 "Visitation by a Minor's Grandparents and Stepparents"
• WI Statutes: ch. 767 "Actions Affecting the Family"
  Sections of ch. 767 affected by 2005 Wis. Act 443 are available at the end of the Act PDF
• WI Statutes: ch. 767.41(4)(e): "Electronic Communication"
  Discusses virtual visitation.
• WI Statutes: ch. 822 "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"
• U.S. Code: 28 USC 1738A "Full Faith and Credit Given to Child Custody Determinations"
  
  Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Agencies

  • Family Court
    Forms, mediation information, FAQs and legal assistance resources.

• Court Forms

  • Instructions for Motion to Change Custody, Placement, Support or Maintenance (Dane Co Court)
  • Summons & Petition to Enforce or Modify a Foreign Judgment or Order (Dane Co Clerk of Court)

• Guides

  • Contempt Motions/ Enforcement of Physical Placement Motions (WI Ninth Judicial District Self-Represented Litigants Committee)
  • Custody / Placement / Visitation (Milwaukee Justice Center)
  • Family Court Resource Handbook (Racine Co Family Court Commissioner)
  • Fond du Lac County Family Court Handbook (Fond du Lac Family Court Commissioner)
  • Instructions for Motion to Change Custody, Placement, Support or Maintenance (Dane Clerk of Court)
  • Kewaunee County Family Law Handbook (Kewaunee Co Family Court)
    (920)-388-2333
  • Modification/Change Legal Custody, Physical Placement, Child Support or Maintenance (WI Ninth Judicial District Self-Represented Litigants Committee)
  • Modification/Change Legal Custody, Physical Placement, Child Support or Maintenance (Ashland Clerk of Court)
  • Removal of Minor Children: Divorce (Manitowoc Co Family Court Commissioner)
    When a parent wishes to move a child more than 150 miles from the other parent.
  • Removal of Minor Children: Paternity (Manitowoc Co Family Court Commissioner)
    When a parent wishes to move a child more than 150 miles from the other parent.
  • Standard Guidelines on Periods of Physical Placement (Clark Co Court)
  • Visitation Rights of Non-Parents (Waukesha Co Circuit Court )

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