Termination of Parental Rights

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

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

Case No.: 2023AP001786

Officials: White, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

The State alleged three grounds for the TPR: that S.H. abandoned H.C. for a minimum of three months as defined in WIS. STAT. § 48.415(1)(a)2.; that H.C. was a child in continuing need of protection of services (continuing CHIPS) pursuant to Sec. 48.415(2); and that S.H. failed to assume parental responsibility for H.C. as described in Sec. 48.415(6)

S.H. appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her son H.C. S.H. argues that the circuit court failed to consider the age of her son’s foster parent as a factor when it determined that termination was in her son’s best interests. She contends that the foster parent, who is her son’s proposed adoptive resource, may be rejected to adopt him due to her age.

The appeals court ruled that examination of the record supports that the circuit court considered the relevant facts, testimony and evidence in the record and applied those facts to the proper standard of law.

Affirmed.

Decided 12/19/23

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