By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 23, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Juveniles – TPR – jury demand
APPEALS from orders of the circuit court for Racine County: CHARLES H. CONSTANTINE, Judge. Affirmed.
In these consolidated appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to Saryah M. and Sunai M., Latasia M. argues that she is entitled to a new
fact-finding and/or dispositional hearing as the court erred when it failed to permit her to withdraw her jury demand, admitted evidence of her battery
conviction, and failed to properly consider the “substantial relationship” factor in the dispositional phase. Additionally, Latasia argues that Wis. Stat.
§ 48.415 is facially void for vagueness. We disagree and affirm the circuit court in all respects.
2014AP001673 Racine County HSD v. Latasia D. M.
DISTRICT II, Racine County, CHARLES H. CONSTANTINE, REILLY, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Lamb, Kaitlin A. For Respondent: Weber, Gregory M., Bishop-Buchanan, MacKenzie