Termination of Parental Rights

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. T.S.W.

Case No.: 2019AP450; 2019AP451

Officials: DUGAN, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

T.S.W. appeals the orders terminating her parental rights to two of her children, J.L.C. and J.C., and the orders denying her postdisposition motion for a new trial. 2 T.S.W. argues that the trial court erred because it did not hold a hearing regarding J.C.’s change of physical placement prior to the jury trial on the grounds phase3 of the petition for the termination of her parental rights (TPR) to both children and because it denied her postdisposition motion without a hearing.4 She also argues that trial counsel was ineffective in (1) failing to object to proceeding with jury trial on the grounds phase of the TPR petition before the trial court conducted a hearing on the motion to change J.C.’s physical placement and (2) failing to request an adjournment of the jury trial until T.S.W. was back on her prescribed mental health medication. We disagree and affirm the orders.

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