Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//November 24, 2015//

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Criminal

WI Court of Appeals: District IV

Officials:LUNDSTEN, J.

Termination of Parental Rights

2015AP1800 Dane County DHS v. J.D.

J.D. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating her parental rights to D.O. based on the parental unfitness ground of “continuing denial of periods of physical placement or visitation.” See WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4). J.D. argues that this statutory ground is unconstitutional as applied to her. I reject J.D.’s constitutional challenge, and affirm.

Affirmed.

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