Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//November 22, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Portage County Department of Health and Human Services v. D.B.

Case No.: 2016AP1233; 2016AP1234

Officials: Lundsten

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

D.B. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating her parental rights to her children A.R. and G.R. D.B. argues (1) that, during the grounds phase of the proceedings, the circuit court committed prejudicial error when the court admitted “bonding” evidence; (2) that D.B.’s counsel was ineffective by failing to object to this evidence; (3) that the circuit court erred when it denied D.B.’s motion for a new trial; and (4) that, during the dispositional phase of the proceedings, the circuit court erred by failing to consider whether the children had substantial relationships with D.B. and other family members or whether severing those relationships would he harmful. For the reasons below, I affirm.

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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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