Termination of Parental

By: Derek Hawkins//August 24, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. D.L.

Case No.: 2016AP735; 2016AP736

Officials: CURLEY, P.J.

Focus: Termination of Parental

D.L. appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to her son, J.S., and her daughter, J.L.2 She raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to present multiple hearsay statements to establish that D.L. had engaged in a pattern of abuse of J.S. and J.L.; and (2) whether the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in admitting certain expert testimony under WIS. STAT. § 907.02. She further argues that neither of these alleged errors was harmless. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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