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Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

• Dane County Juvenile Court Resource Booklet
  Discusses voluntary and involuntary termination of parental rights.
• Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information)
  Guide to statutes for each of the 50 states with general information about grounds for termination.
• Paternal Interest (Putative Father) Registry (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
  Registry of fathers who have filed a Declaration of Paternal Interest.
• Special Committee on Adoption and Termination of Parental Law
  Directed to study law concerning adoption and TPR and determine if modifications could be made to encourage adoption and make the TPR process more efficient.  Work resulted in 2005 WI Act 293.  Includes meeting minutes, testimony, memoranda, and report to the legislature.
• Termination of Parental Rights (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information)
• Termination of Parental Rights (The Wisconsin Defender, 2003)
• TPR Appeal Time Table (WI State Public Defender)
• Forms
  • Termination of Parental Rights (Voluntary or Involuntary) (WI Court System)

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

• WI Statutes: ch. 48 sub. ch. 8 & 10 "Termination of Parental Rights"
• WI Statutes:  s. 808.04(7m) "Time for Appeal to the Court of Appeals"
• WI Statutes: s. 809.107 "Appeals in Proceedings Related to Termination of Parental Rights"
• WI Statutes:  s. 809.82 "Rule (Computation and Enlargement of Time)"
• WI Opinions
  • On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
  • Kenosha County Department of Human Services v. Jodie W.
    Discusses parental rights & incarceration.

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Court Forms

  • Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights (Marathon Register in Probate)
    Adoption checklist, Appendix A, termination of parental rights checklist, advisement of rights of termination.
  • Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights and Probate Forms and Guidelines (Lincoln Register in Probate)

• Guides

  • Termination of Parental Rights (Waukesha Clerk of Court)
  • Termination of Parental Rights (Burnett Register in Probate)

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