Termination of Parental Rights

By: Derek Hawkins//January 2, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. R.H.

Case No.: 2018AP1827

Officials: BRENNAN, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

R.H. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to E.M. on the grounds that the evidence is not sufficient to support the trial court’s finding of unfitness at the grounds phase based on R.H.’s failure to assume parental responsibility. The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the court’s finding, supports the trial court’s finding that R.H. had failed to assume parental responsibility for E.M. because she had not “accept[ed] and exercise[d] … significant responsibility for the daily supervision, education, protection and care of the child.” WIS. STAT. § 48.415(6)(b). We therefore 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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