Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//June 14, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: Taylor County Department of Health and Human Services v. S.A.L. and T.A.V.

Case No.: 2016AP2369; 2016AP2370

Officials: Stark, P.J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

S.A.L. appeals orders terminating her parental rights to her children B.L.V. and A.A.V. She argues she received ineffective assistance during the fact-finding hearing when her trial counsel failed to object during the testimony of two social workers and during the closing argument of the guardian ad litem (GAL). She also argues the circuit court failed to properly exercise its discretion in considering the necessary statutory factors before it entered the orders terminating her parental rights at the dispositional hearing. We reject her arguments and affirm the orders.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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