Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//April 24, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Dane County Department of Human Services v. C.B.,

Case No.: 2018AP38; 2018AP39

Officials: FITZPATRICK, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

The Dane County Department of Human Services appeals an order of the circuit court denying the Department’s petition to terminate C.B.’s parental rights. The Department argues that the circuit court erred in various ways in considering the requisite statutory factors enumerated in WIS. STAT. § 48.426(3). Additionally, the Department contends that the circuit court violated the Department’s procedural due process rights. I reject the Department’s arguments and affirm the order of the circuit court.

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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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