Child Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment
- Agencies / Organizations
- Child Welfare Information Gateway (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin
- WI Dept. of Children & Families
- Addresses
- Safe at Home: Wisconsin's confidential address program (WI Dept. of Justice)
A statewide address confidentiality program that provides victims of actual or threatened domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, and trafficking, or those who simply fear for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes.
- Safe at Home: Wisconsin's confidential address program (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Directories
- Report Child Abuse (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
WI County-by-County contact information. - Local crime victim resources (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Report Child Abuse (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
- Mandatory reporting
- Mandated Child Abuse Reporters / Mandatory Reporters (WI Dept. of Children and Families)
- WI
Statutes: s. 48.981 "Abused or Neglected Children and Abused Unborn Children"
Includes"Persons Required to Report"
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- State Statutes Search (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
- WI Statutes: ch. 48 "Children's Code"
- WI
Statutes: s. 48.981 "Abused or Neglected Children and Abused Unborn Children"
Includes"Persons Required to Report" - WI Statutes: s. 813.122 "Child Abuse Restraining Orders and Injunctions"
- WI Statutes: s. 940.195 "Battery to an Unborn Child..."
- WI Statutes: s. 948.03 "Physical Abuse of a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.04 "Causing Mental Harm to a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.20 "Abandonment of a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.21 "Neglecting a Child"
- Executive Orders
- Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
Supplemental reporting requirements for UW system employees
- Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Safe Harbor for Newborns
- Forms
- Safe Harbors
for Newborns
Discusses relinquishing custody at birth
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.195 "Taking a Newborn Child Into Custody" (Safe Harbor Law)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.415 "Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights"
- WI Admin. Code: DCF 39 "Relinquishing Custody of a Newborn Child"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Related Topics
- Children in Need of Protection (CHIPS)
- Childrens Rights
- Domestic Abuse
- Foster Care & Child Welfare Services
- Guardian ad Litem
- Legal Assistance
- Restraining Orders
- Sexual Assault
- Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Law Review Articles
- Commendable or Condemnable? Criminal Liability for Parents Who Fail to Protect Their Children From Abuse
Wis. L. Rev. 1987 n4 (July-Aug 1987) - Fetal Protection in Wisconsin's Revised Child Abuse Law
Jnl of Law; Medicine & Ethics 27:4 (Winter 1999) - State v. Williquette; Child Abuse Statute Extends to Passive Parties
Wis. Bar Bulletin 60 n11 (Nov 1987)
Library Resources
- Child Abuse & Neglect Cases
- Child Abuse & Neglect Specialty Seminar
- Myers on evidence of interpersonal violence