Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//December 5, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Juneau County Department of Human Services v. L.O.O.

Case No.: 2018AP654

Officials: FITZPATRICK, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

L.O.O. appeals an order of the Juneau County Circuit Court granting summary judgment in the grounds phase of L.O.O.’s termination of parental rights case. L.O.O. argues that he has raised genuine issues of material fact concerning each period of abandonment alleged by petitioner, Juneau County Department of Human Services. Additionally, L.O.O. contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. I conclude that there is no genuine issue of material fact as to one of the alleged periods of abandonment. I also conclude that L.O.O. was not prejudiced by his counsel’s performance. Accordingly, I affirm.

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