By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 16, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Juveniles – JIPS – sufficiency of the evidence
APPEAL from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee County: DENNIS R. CIMPL, Judge. Affirmed.
Ester M. and Alexander M., parents of sixteen-year-old Soreh M., appeal the order finding Soreh M. to be a juvenile in need of protection or services (“JIPS”). On appeal, Ester M. and Alexander M., henceforth referred to as “the parents,” argue that: (1) the trial court lacked competency to order conditions for them to complete before the court would consider placing Soreh M. in their home again (“conditions of return”); (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s order; and (3) the order impinges on their right to religious freedom. This court disagrees with the parents and affirms the trial court’s order.
2014AP001621 State v. Ester M.
DISTRICT I, Milwaukee County, Conen, J., Kessler, J.