By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2016//
WI Court of Appeals – District I
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. A.W.
Case No.: 2016AP121; 2016AP122; 2016AP123; 2016AP124; 2016AP125
Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J.
Focus: Termination of Parental Rights
A.W. appeals the circuit court orders terminating her parental rights to her children R.W., A.R.W. N.W-F., R.R.W., and S.W, and the circuit court order denying her motion for post-disposition relief. A.W. argues that: (1) her trial counsel was ineffective in allegedly advising her to withdraw the motion that her counsel had filed to vacate the court’s default finding at the grounds phase of the proceeding; and (2) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in not vacating the default finding so that she could refute the “perjury” and false information provided throughout the proceeding. For the reasons stated below, I affirm.