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WI Stat § 48.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.73 - Inspection of licensees and school district child care programs.

48.73  Inspection of licensees and school district child care programs. The department may visit and inspect each child welfare agency, foster home, group home, and child care center licensed by the department and each entity certified by the department under s. 48.675, and for that purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises described in the license or certification. The department may visit and inspect each child care program established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) that receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided, and for that purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises used for the child care program.History:  1979 c. 300; 1993 a. 446; 2009 a. 28, 185; 2017 a. 59; 2021 a. 42.
WI Stat § 48.735 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.735 - Immunization requirements; child care centers.

48.735  Immunization requirements; child care centers. The department, after notice to a child care center licensee, may suspend, revoke, or refuse to continue a child care center license in any case in which the department finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements of s. 252.04. History:  1989 a. 120; 1993 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.737 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.737 - Lead screening, inspection and reduction requirements; child care centers.

48.737  Lead screening, inspection and reduction requirements; child care centers. The department, after notice to a child care provider certified under s. 48.651, or a child care center that holds a license under s. 48.65 or a probationary license under s. 48.69, may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue a license or certification in any case in which the department finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with any rule promulgated under s. 254.162, 254.168, or 254.172.History:  1993 a. 450, 491; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.74 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.74 - Authority of department to investigate alleged violations.

48.74  Authority of department to investigate alleged violations. Whenever the department is advised or has reason to believe that any person is violating any of the provisions of ss. 48.60, 48.62, 48.625 or 48.65, it shall make an investigation to determine the facts. For the purposes of this investigation, it shall have authority to inspect the premises where the violation is alleged to occur. If it finds that the person is violating any of the specified sections, it may either issue a license if the person is qualified or may institute a prosecution under s. 48.76.History:  1979 c. 300.
WI Stat § 48.743 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.743 - Community living arrangements for children.

48.743  Community living arrangements for children. (1) In this section, “community living arrangement for children" means a residential care center for children and youth or a group home. (2) Community living arrangements for children shall be subject to the same building and housing ordinances, codes, and regulations of the municipality or county as similar residences located in the area in which the facility is located. (3) The department shall designate a subunit to keep records and supply information on community living arrangements for children under ss. 59.69 (15) (f), 60.63 (7), and 62.23 (7) (i) 6. The subunit shall be responsible for receiving all complaints regarding community living arrangements for children and for coordinating all necessary investigatory and disciplinary actions under the laws of this state and under the rules of the department relating to the licensing of community living arrangements for children. (4) A community living arrangement for children with a capacity for 8 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to single-family or 2-family residences. A community living arrangement for children with a capacity for 15 or fewer persons shall be a permissible use for purposes of any deed covenant which limits use of property to more than 2-family residences. Covenants in deeds which expressly prohibit use of property for community living arrangements for children are void as against public policy. (5) If a community living arrangement for children is required to obtain special zoning permission, as defined in s. 59.69 (15) (g), the department shall, at the request of the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission, inspect the proposed facility and review the program proposed for the facility. After such inspection and review, the department shall transmit to the unit of government responsible for granting the special zoning permission a statement that the proposed facility and its proposed program have been examined and are either approved or disapproved by the department.History:  2007 a. 20.A holding that a community living arrangement with a capacity of 10 persons was not barred by a deed covenant limiting use to a single-family residence. Crowley v. Knapp, 94 Wis. 2d 421, 288 N.W.2d 815 (1980). See also Overlook Farms v. Alternative Living, 143 Wis. 2d 485, 422 N.W.2d 131 (Ct. App. 1988).
WI Stat § 48.745 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.745 - Formal complaints regarding child welfare agencies and group homes.

48.745  Formal complaints regarding child welfare agencies and group homes. (1) If a complaint is received by a child welfare agency operating a residential care center for children and youth or by a group home, the licensee shall attempt to resolve the complaint informally. Failing such resolution, the licensee shall inform the complaining party of the procedure for filing a formal complaint under this section. (2) Any individual may file a formal complaint under this section regarding the general operation of a residential care center for children and youth or group home and shall not be subject to reprisals for doing so. All formal complaints regarding residential care centers for children and youth and group homes shall be filed with the county department on forms supplied by the county department unless the county department designates the department to receive formal complaints. The county department shall investigate or cause to be investigated each formal complaint. Records of the results of each investigation and the disposition of each formal complaint shall be kept by the county department and filed with the subunit of the department that licenses residential care centers for children and youth and group homes. (3) Upon receipt of a formal complaint, the county department may investigate the premises and records and question the licensee, staff, and residents of the residential care center for children and youth or group home involved. The county department shall attempt to resolve the situation through negotiation and other appropriate means. (4) If no resolution is reached, the county department shall forward the formal complaint, results of the investigation and any other pertinent information to the unit within the department which is empowered to take further action under this chapter against the facility. The unit shall review the complaint and may conduct further investigation, take enforcement action under this chapter or dismiss the complaint. The department shall notify the complainant in writing of the final disposition of the complaint and the reasons therefor. If the complaint is dismissed, the complainant is entitled to an administrative hearing conducted by the department to determine the reasonableness of the dismissal. (5) If the county department designates the department to receive formal complaints, the subunit under s. 48.743 (3) shall receive the complaints and the department shall have all the powers and duties granted to the county department in this section.History:  1977 c. 205, 418; 1979 c. 175; 1985 a. 176; 2001 a. 59; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 48.76 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.76 - Penalties.

48.76  Penalties. In addition to the sanctions and penalties provided in s. 48.715, any person who violates s. 48.60, 48.62, 48.625, 48.63 or 48.65 may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year in county jail or both.History:  1977 c. 418 s. 929 (18); 1979 c. 300; 1991 a. 275; 1993 a. 375.
WI Stat § 48.77 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.77 - Injunction against violations.

48.77  Injunction against violations. In addition to the penalties provided in s. 48.76, the circuit courts shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain by injunction violations of s. 48.60, 48.62, 48.625, 48.63 or 48.65. It shall be the duty of the district attorneys, upon request of the department, to institute action for such injunction under ch. 813.History:  Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 773 (1975); 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (18); 1979 c. 300.
WI Stat § 48.79 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.79 - Powers of the department.

48.79  Powers of the department. The department has authority and power: (4) To assist communities in setting up recreational commissions and to assist them in extending and broadening recreational programs so as to reach all children. (5) To assist in extending the local child care programs so as to reach all homes needing such help. (6) To assist in recruiting and training voluntary leaders for youth-serving organizations. (7) To assist localities in securing needed specialized services such as medical, psychiatric, psychological and social work services when existing agencies are not able to supply them. (8) To assist localities in making surveys of needs and available resources. (9) To assist in appraising the achievement of local programs. (10) To serve in a general consultative capacity, acting as a clearing house, developing materials, arranging conferences and participating in public addresses and radio programs.History:  1989 a. 31, 107; 1995 a. 27, 77.
WI Stat § 48.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.80 - Municipalities may sponsor activities.

48.80  Municipalities may sponsor activities. (1) Any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to sponsor the establishment and operation of any committee, agency or council for the purpose of coordinating and supplementing the activities of public and private agencies devoted in whole or in part to the welfare of youth therein. Any municipality may appropriate, raise and expend funds for the purpose of establishing and of providing an executive staff to such committees, agencies or councils; may levy taxes and appropriate money for recreation and welfare projects; and may also receive and expend moneys from the state or federal government or private persons for such purposes. (2) No provision of this section shall be construed as vesting in any youth committee, council or agency any power, duty or function enjoined by law upon any municipal officer, board or department or as vesting in such committee, council or agency any supervisory or other authority over such officer, board or department. (3) In this section municipality means a county, city, village or town.
WI Stat § 48.81 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.81 - Who may be adopted.

48.81  Who may be adopted. Any child who is present in this state at the time the petition for adoption is filed may be adopted if any of the following criteria are met: (1) Both of the child's parents are deceased. (2) The parental rights of both of the child's parents with respect to the child have been terminated under subch. VIII or in another state or a foreign jurisdiction. (3) The parental rights of one of the child's parents with respect to the child have been terminated under subch. VIII or in another state or a foreign jurisdiction and the child's other parent is deceased. (4) The person filing the petition for adoption is the spouse of the child's parent with whom the child and the child's parent reside and either of the following applies:(a) The child's other parent is deceased.(b) The parental rights of the child's other parent with respect to the child have been terminated under subch. VIII or in another state or a foreign jurisdiction. (5) Section 48.839 (3) (b) applies. (6) The child is being adopted under s. 48.97 (3).History:  1987 a. 383; 1989 a. 161; 1997 a. 104; 2015 a. 380.NOTE:  1997 Wis. Act 104, which affected this section, contains explanatory notes.
WI Stat § 48.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.82 - Who may adopt.

48.82  Who may adopt. (1) The following persons are eligible to adopt a minor if they are residents of this state:(a) A husband and wife jointly, or either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent of the minor.(b) An unmarried adult. (3) When practicable and if requested by the birth parent, the adoptive parents shall be of the same religious faith as the birth parents of the person to be adopted. (4) No person may be denied the benefits of this subchapter because of a religious belief in the use of spiritual means through prayer for healing. (5) Although otherwise qualified, no person shall be denied the benefits of this section because the person is deaf, blind or has other physical handicaps. (6) No otherwise qualified person may be denied the benefits of this subchapter because of his or her race, color, ancestry or national origin.History:  1981 c. 359 s. 16; 1983 a. 350; 1989 a. 161; 1991 a. 316.Standing to object to adoption proceedings turns on the right to petition for adoption; grandparents excluded from petitioning under s. 48.90 (1) (a) had no standing to object to the adoption of their grandchildren. Adoption of J.C.G., 177 Wis. 2d 424, 501 N.W.2d 908 (Ct. App. 1993).
WI Stat § 48.83 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.83 - Jurisdiction and venue.

48.83  Jurisdiction and venue. (1) Except as provided in s. 48.028 (3) (b), the court of the county where the proposed adoptive parent or child resides or the court of the county where a petition for termination of parental rights to the child was filed or granted under subch. VIII, upon the filing with that court of a petition for adoption or for the adoptive placement of a child, has jurisdiction over the child until the petition is withdrawn, denied, or granted. Venue in a proceeding for adoption or adoptive placement of a child shall be in the county where the proposed adoptive parent or child resides at the time the petition is filed or in the county where a petition for termination of parental rights to the child was filed or granted under subch. VIII. The court may transfer the case to a court in the county in which the proposed adoptive parents reside. (2) If the adoption is denied, jurisdiction over the child shall immediately revert to the court which appointed the guardian, unless the appointing court is a court of another state or foreign jurisdiction, in which case the court of the county where the child is shall have jurisdiction.History:  1975 c. 39; 1977 c. 449 s. 497; 1981 c. 81, 391; 1989 a. 161; 2009 a. 94; 2015 a. 378.
WI Stat § 48.832 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.832 - Transfer of guardianship upon revocation of guardian's license or contract.

48.832  Transfer of guardianship upon revocation of guardian's license or contract. If the department revokes the license of a county department licensed under s. 48.57 (1) (hm) to accept guardianship, or of a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.61 (5) to accept guardianship, or if the department terminates the contract of a county department licensed under s. 48.57 (1) (e) to accept guardianship, the department shall file a motion in the court that appointed the guardian for each child in the guardianship of the county department or agency, requesting that the court transfer guardianship and custody of the child. The motion may specify a county department or child welfare agency that has consented to accept guardianship of the child. The court shall transfer guardianship and custody of the child either to the county department or child welfare agency specified in the motion or to another county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency under s. 48.61 (5) which consents to the transfer. If no county department or child welfare agency consents, the court shall transfer guardianship and custody of the child to the department.History:  1989 a. 161; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 48.834 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.834 - Placement of children with relatives or siblings for adoption by the department, county departments, and child welfare agencies.

48.834  Placement of children with relatives or siblings for adoption by the department, county departments, and child welfare agencies. (1) Placement with relatives. Before placing a child for adoption under s. 48.833, the department, county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or child welfare agency making the placement shall consider the availability of a placement for adoption with a relative of the child who is identified in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by the department, county department, or child welfare agency. (2)  Placement with siblings. If a child who is being placed for adoption under s. 48.833 has one or more siblings, as defined in s. 48.38 (4) (br) 1., who have been adopted or who have been placed for adoption, the department, county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or child welfare agency making the placement shall make reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption with an adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parent of such a sibling who is identified in the child's permanency plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38 or who is otherwise known by the department, county department, or child welfare agency, unless the department, county department, or child welfare agency determines that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those siblings, in which case the department, county department, or child welfare agency shall make reasonable efforts to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the child and the siblings, unless the department, county department, or child welfare agency determines that such visitation or interaction would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those siblings. History:  2005 a. 448; 2009 a. 79.
WI Stat § 48.835 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.835 - Placement of children with relatives for adoption.

48.835  Placement of children with relatives for adoption. (1) Definition. In this section and s. 48.837, “custody" means physical custody of a child by the child's parent not in violation of a custody order issued by a court. “Custody" does not include physical custody of a child during a period of physical placement with a parent who does not have legal custody of the child. (2)  Adoptive placement. A parent having custody of a child may place the child for adoption in the home of a relative of the child without a court order. (3)  Petition for termination of parental rights required; exception. (a) If the child's parent has not filed a petition for the termination of parental rights under s. 48.42, the relative with whom the child is placed shall file a petition for the termination of the parents' rights at the same time the petition for adoption is filed, except as provided under par. (b).(b) If the person filing the adoption petition is a stepparent with whom the child and the child's parent reside, the stepparent shall file only a petition to terminate the parental rights of the parent who does not have custody of the child. (4)  Hearings. Notwithstanding s. 48.90 (1) (a), the court may hold the hearing on the adoption petition immediately after entering the order to terminate parental rights under s. 48.427 (3).History:  1981 c. 81; 1987 a. 355; 1997 a. 104.Concurrent TPR/adoption proceedings under this section are subject to the requirement under s. 48.422 that the initial hearing be held within 30 days of filing the petition. In re J.L.F., 168 Wis. 2d 634, 484 N.W.2d 359 (Ct. App. 1992).Grandparents excluded from petitioning under s. 48.90 (1) (a) had no standing under this section to object to the adoption of their grandchildren. Adoption of J.C.G., 177 Wis. 2d 424, 501 N.W.2d 908 (Ct. App. 1993).
WI Stat § 48.838 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.838 - Foreign adoption fees.

48.838  Foreign adoption fees. (1) In this section, “foreign adoption" means the adoption of a child, who is a citizen of a foreign country, in accordance with any of the types of adoption procedures specified under this subchapter. (2) The department may charge a fee of not more than $75 to the adoptive parents for reviewing foreign adoption documents and for providing necessary certifications and approvals required by state and federal law. (3) The department may also charge a fee of not more than $75 to the adoptive parents for the review and certification of adoption documents, for adoptions that occur in a foreign country.History:  1989 a. 31; 2015 a. 380.
WI Stat § 48.841 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.841 - Persons required to file recommendation as to adoption.

48.841  Persons required to file recommendation as to adoption. (1) No adoption of a minor may be ordered without the written recommendation, favorable or unfavorable, of the guardian of the minor, if there is one, as set forth in s. 48.85. (2) If the guardian refuses or neglects to file its recommendation within the time specified in s. 48.85, the court may proceed as though the guardian had filed a favorable recommendation.
WI Stat § 48.85 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.85 - Recommendation of guardian.

48.85  Recommendation of guardian. (1) At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the guardian shall file its recommendation with the court. In making a recommendation under this subsection with respect to an Indian child, the guardian shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (a) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c). (2) The guardian's recommendation shall be presumed to be in the best interests of the child unless the fair preponderance of the credible evidence is to the contrary. If the guardian's recommendation is in opposition to the granting of the petition, the court shall take testimony as to whether or not the proposed adoption is in the best interests of the child. (3) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall enter its order in accordance with s. 48.91 (3).History:  1973 c. 263; 2009 a. 94.
WI Stat § 48.871 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.871 - Filing of recommendation by guardian.

48.871  Filing of recommendation by guardian. In the case of a recommendation by a guardian, the guardian shall file with its recommendation satisfactory evidence of its authority to file such recommendation relative to the adoption of the minor. In the case where the parents' rights have been judicially terminated, this evidence shall be a certified copy of the order terminating their rights and appointing the guardian. In other cases of a guardian appointed by a court, this evidence shall be a certified copy of the order appointing it guardian. In the case of a guardian having the authority to consent or file its recommendation under an instrument other than a court order, valid under the laws of another state, that instrument shall serve as evidence of the authority to consent or file its recommendation.