Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//May 17, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals: District IV

Case Name: Rock County Human Services Department v. W.J.

Case No.: 2015AP2469

Officials: SHERMAN, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

W.J. appeals from an order of the circuit court terminating his parental rights to T.J. W.J. contends that Rock County Department of Human Services did not have authority to file a petition to terminate his parental rights to T.J. on the ground of abandonment and that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the circuit court’s competency to enter an order terminating his parental rights on that ground. For the reasons discussed below, I conclude that Rock County DHS had authority to file the petition and that W.J.’s trial counsel was not ineffective.

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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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