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WI Stat § 48.89 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.89 - Recommendation of the department.

48.89  Recommendation of the department. (1) The recommendation of the department is required for the adoption of a child if the child is not under the guardianship of a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a child welfare agency under s. 48.61 (5). In making a recommendation under this subsection with respect to an Indian child, the department shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (a) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the department finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order. (2) The department shall make its recommendation to the court at least 10 days before the hearing unless the time is extended by the court. The recommendation shall be part of the record of the proceedings. (3) The recommendation of the department shall not be required if the recommendation of the department, a licensed child welfare agency or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) is required by s. 48.841, if a report of an investigation by the department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm) or a licensed child welfare agency is required by s. 48.88 (2) (a) 2. or if one of the petitioners is a relative of the child.History:  1973 c. 263; 1977 c. 271; 1981 c. 81; 1983 a. 447; 1985 a. 176; 1995 a. 443; 2009 a. 94.
WI Stat § 48.90 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.90 - Filing of adoption petition; preadoption residence.

48.90  Filing of adoption petition; preadoption residence. (1) A petition for adoption may be filed at any time if:(a) One of the petitioners is a relative of the child by blood or by adoption, excluding parents whose parental rights have been terminated and persons whose relationship to the child is derived through such parents.(b) The petitioner is the child's stepparent.(c) The petition is accompanied by a written approval of the guardian.(d) The petitioner is the proposed adoptive parent with whom the child has been placed under s. 48.839. (2) Except as provided under sub. (1), no petition for adoption may be filed unless the child has been in the home of the petitioners for 6 months or more. (3) No petition for adoption may be filed unless the petitioners have complied with all applicable provisions of this chapter relating to adoptive placements.History:  1973 c. 263; 1977 c. 354; 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (18); 1981 c. 81; 1997 a. 104.Once administrative proceedings to remove a child from an in-home placement have commenced under s. 48.64 and the person with whom the child had been placed is seeking a review of the removal order, a children's court has no jurisdiction over an adoption petition filed by the person after issuance of the removal order. Adoption of Shawn, 65 Wis. 2d 190, 222 N.W.2d 139 (1974).Standing to object to adoption proceedings turns on the right to petition for adoption; grandparents excluded from petitioning under sub. (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 § 48.91 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.91 - Hearing; order.

48.91  Hearing; order. (1) The hearing may be in chambers unless an interested person objects. The petitioner and the minor to be adopted, if 14 or older, shall attend unless the court orders otherwise. (2) In an adoption proceeding for a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, the court shall establish whether the child's paternity has been conclusively determined from genetic test results under s. 767.804, acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another state, or adjudicated in this state or in another jurisdiction. If the child's paternity has not been conclusively determined from genetic test results, acknowledged, or adjudicated, the court shall attempt to ascertain the paternity of the child and shall determine the rights of any person who may be the father of the child as provided under s. 48.423. The court may not proceed with the hearing on the petition for adoption unless the parental rights of the nonpetitioning parent, whether known or unknown, have been terminated. (3) If after the hearing and a study of the report required by s. 48.88 and the recommendation required by s. 48.841 or 48.89, the court is satisfied that the necessary consents or recommendations have been filed and that the adoption is in the best interests of the child, the court shall make an order granting the adoption. In determining whether the adoption is in the best interests of an Indian child, the court shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (a) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order. The order may change the name of the minor to that requested by petitioners.History:  1973 c. 263; 1979 c. 330; 1981 c. 81; 1983 a. 447; 1987 a. 383; 1995 a. 443; 1997 a. 191; 2005 a. 293; 2005 a. 443 s. 265; 2009 a. 94; 2019 a. 95.Meaning of “best interests of the child" is discussed. Adoption of Tachick, 60 Wis. 2d 540, 210 N.W.2d 865 (1973).
WI Stat § 48.915 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.915 - Adoption appeals given preference.

48.915  Adoption appeals given preference. An appeal from a judgment granting or denying an adoption shall be given preference.History:  1987 a. 383; 1993 a. 395 s. 30; Stats. 1993 s. 48.915.
WI Stat § 48.94 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.94 - New birth record.

48.94  New birth record. (1) After entry of the order granting the adoption the clerk of the court shall promptly mail a copy thereof to the state bureau of vital records and furnish any additional data needed for the new birth record. Whenever the parents by adoption, or the adopting parent and a birth parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent, request, that the birth record for the person adopted be not changed, then the court shall so order. In such event no new birth record shall be filed by the state registrar, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 69.15 (2) or any other law of this state. (2) If the court issues an order under s. 69.15 (2) (d) to restore the information from an adoptee's original birth record, the state registrar shall issue a new birth certificate containing the information from the adoptee's original birth record, except for the adoptee's given name at birth, if different. The restoration of any birth parent's name on the adoptee's birth record does not do any of the following:(a) Affect the legal relationship of parent and adoptee that was created by the order of adoption.(b) Restore any legal rights or any legal relationship that terminated upon the order of adoption.(c) Change the adoptee's legal name.History:  1981 c. 359 s. 16; 1985 a. 315 s. 22; 1991 a. 316; 2013 a. 379; 2017 a. 334.Fundamental Rights Debate: Should Wisconsin Allow Adult Adoptees Unconditional Access to Adoption Records and Original Birth Certificates? Racine. 2002 WLR 1437.
WI Stat § 48.95 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.95 - Withdrawal or denial of petition.

48.95  Withdrawal or denial of petition. Except as provided under s. 48.839 (3) (b), if the petition is withdrawn or denied, the circuit court shall order the case transferred to the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 938 for appropriate action, except that if parental rights have been terminated and the guardian of the minor is the department, a licensed child welfare agency or a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), the minor shall remain in the legal custody of the guardian.History:  1977 c. 271, 449; 1981 c. 81; 1985 a. 176; 1995 a. 77.
WI Stat § 48.96 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.96 - Subsequent adoption.

48.96  Subsequent adoption. The adoption of an adopted person is authorized and, in that case, the references to parent and birth parent are to adoptive parent.History:  1981 c. 359 s. 16.
WI Stat § 48.98 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.98 - Interstate placement of children.

48.98  Interstate placement of children. (1) No person may bring a child into this state or send a child out of this state for the purpose of placing the child in foster care or for the purpose of adoption without a certificate from the department that the home is suitable for the child. (2) (a) Any person, except a county department or licensed child welfare agency, who brings a child into this state for the purpose of placing the child in a foster home shall, before the child's arrival in this state, file with the department a $1,000 noncancelable bond in favor of this state, furnished by a surety company licensed to do business in this state. The condition of the bond shall be that the child will not become dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before the child reaches age 18 or is adopted.(b) By filing the bond required under par. (a), the person filing the bond and the surety submit to the jurisdiction of the court in the county in which the person resides for purposes of liability on the bond, and appoint the clerk of the court as their agent upon whom any papers affecting their bond liability may be served.(c) If upon affidavit of the department it appears to the court that the condition of the bond has been violated, the court shall order the person who filed the bond and the surety to show cause why judgment on the bond should not be entered for the department. If neither the person nor the surety appears for the hearing on the order to show cause, or if the court concludes after the hearing that the condition of the bond has been violated, the court shall enter judgment on the bond for the department against the person who filed the bond and the surety.(d) The department shall periodically bill the person who filed the bond and the surety under s. 49.32 (1) (b) or 49.345 for the cost of care and maintenance of the child until the child is adopted or becomes age 18, whichever is earlier. The guardian and surety shall also be liable under the bond for costs incurred by the department in enforcing the bond.(e) The department may waive the bond requirement under par. (a). (3) The person bringing or sending the child into or out of this state shall report to the department, at least once each year and at any other time required by the department, concerning the location and well-being of the child, until the child is 18 years of age or is adopted. (4) (a) This section applies only to interstate placements of children that are not governed by s. 48.988 or 48.99.(b) Section 48.839 governs the placement of children who are not U.S. citizens and not under agency guardianship who are brought into this state from a foreign jurisdiction for the purpose of adoption. (5) The department may promulgate all rules necessary for the enforcement of this section.History:  1977 c. 354; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (1); 1981 c. 81; 1985 a. 176; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (5); 1993 a. 446; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28, 339.
WI Stat § 48.986 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.986 - Child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse services.

48.986  Child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse services. (1) From the amounts distributed under s. 48.563 (1) for services for children and families, the department shall distribute funds to eligible counties for services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse, including child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse prevention, investigation, and treatment. (3) The department shall distribute the funds under sub. (1) to counties that have a serious problem with child abuse and neglect or with unborn child abuse according to eligibility criteria and distribution criteria to be developed by the department. (4) A county may use the funds distributed under this section to fund additional foster parents and subsidized guardians or interim caretakers to care for abused and neglected children and to fund additional staff positions to provide services related to child abuse and neglect and to unborn child abuse. (5) A county may not use the funds distributed under this section to reduce its expenditures from other sources for services related to child abuse and neglect or to unborn child abuse below the level in the year before the year for which the funds are distributed.History:  1993 a. 16 ss. 982 to 986; 1993 a. 446; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 292; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1127 to 1131; Stats. 2007 s. 48.986; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 48.987 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.987 - Earnings of self-supporting minors.

48.987  Earnings of self-supporting minors. During any time when a parent of a minor neglects or refuses to provide for the minor's support, or support and education, the earnings of the minor shall be the minor's sole property as against such parent or any creditor of such parent.History:  1977 c. 354 s. 94; Stats. 1977 s. 48.987; 1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 48.9875 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.9875 - Minor consent for housing.

48.9875  Minor consent for housing. (1) In this section, “shelter facility” means a temporary place of lodging for individuals or families. (2) A minor shall be presumed to be qualified and competent to contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program if all of the following apply:(a) The minor is 17 years of age.(b) The minor is not under the supervision of a county department, a child welfare agency, the department, or the department of corrections under this chapter or ch. 938 or under the jurisdiction of the court.(c) One of the following confirms that the minor is an unaccompanied youth, as defined under 42 USC 11434a (6):1. A local educational agency liaison designated under 42 USC 11432 (g) (1) (J) (ii) who has obtained the minor's consent to disclose the minor's status as an unaccompanied youth.2. If a local educational agency liaison is not available, an employee of the shelter facility or transitional living program who conducts intake. (3) The defense of infancy does not apply to any contract with a minor under sub. (2).History:  2019 a. 22; s. 35.17 correction in (2) (intro.) and (c) (intro.).
WI Stat § 48.989 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.989 - Interstate compact on the placement of children: additional procedure.

48.989  Interstate compact on the placement of children: additional procedure. (1) Definitions. In this section and in s. 48.988:(a) “Appropriate authority in the receiving state" means the department.(b) “Appropriate public authorities" means the department, which shall receive and act with reference to notices required by s. 48.988 (3).(c) “Executive head" means the governor. (2)  Financial responsibility. Financial responsibility for any child placed under the provisions of the interstate compact on the placement of children shall be determined in accordance with ss. 48.60 (4) (b) and 48.988 (5). In the event of partial or complete default of performance under the compact, the provisions of s. 49.90, ch. 769, or any other applicable state law fixing responsibility for the support of children may also be invoked. (3)  Interstate agreements. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children may enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states under s. 48.988 (5) (b). Any agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or any subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the department in matters involving the state and of the chief local fiscal officer in matters involving a subdivision of the state. (4)  Requirements. Any requirement for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which may apply under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be met if performed under an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof under s. 48.988 (5) (b). (5)  Court jurisdiction. Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution or in another state under s. 48.988 (5). The court shall retain jurisdiction as provided in s. 48.988 (5).History:  1977 c. 354; Stats. 1977 s. 48.995; 1977 c. 447; Stats. 1977 s. 48.989; 1981 c. 390; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (23); 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 326; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2005 a. 443; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 48.9895 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.9895 - Withdrawal from Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

48.9895  Withdrawal from Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Sections 48.988 and 48.989 do not apply to a child from this state who is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into another state under s. 48.988 (3) or who is placed in an institution in another state under s. 48.988 (6), or to a child from another state who is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into this state under s. 48.988 (3) or who is placed in an institution in this state under s. 48.988 (6), if all of the following have occurred: (1) The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children under s. 48.99 is in effect as provided in s. 48.99 (14) (b). (2) Both this state and the other state are parties to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children under s. 48.99. (3) Both this state and the other state have withdrawn from the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children as provided in s. 48.988 (9). History:  2009 a. 339.
WI Stat § 48.9985 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.9985 - Interstate adoption agreements.

48.9985  Interstate adoption agreements. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Adoption assistance agreement" means an agreement under s. 48.975 with a child's adoptive parents to provide specified benefits, including medical assistance, to the child, or a similar agreement in writing between an agency of another state and the adoptive parents of a child adopted in that state, if the agreement is enforceable by the adoptive parents.(b) “Medical assistance" has the meaning given under s. 49.43 (8).(c) “State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or a territory or possession of the United States. (2)  Interstate agreements authorized.  (a) The department may, on behalf of this state, enter into interstate agreements, including the interstate compact on adoption and medical assistance, with agencies of any other states that enter into adoption assistance agreements.(b) Each interstate agreement shall provide that, upon application by a person who has entered into an adoption assistance agreement with a party state other than the person's state of residence, the state of the person's residence shall provide medical assistance benefits under its own laws to the person's adopted child.(c) An interstate agreement may also include the following:1. Procedures for ensuring the continued provision of developmental, child care and other social services to adopted children whose adoptive parents reside in a party state other than the one in which the adoption assistance agreement was entered into.2. Any other provisions determined by the department and the agency of the other party state to be appropriate for the administration of the interstate agreement.(d) An interstate agreement is revocable upon written notice by either party state to the other party state but remains in effect for one year after the date of the written notice.(e) Each interstate agreement shall provide that the medical assistance benefits to which a child is entitled under the provisions of the interstate agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the adoption assistance agreement entered into by the adoptive parents in the state in which the adoption took place, whether or not the interstate agreement is revoked under par. (d).History:  1985 a. 308, 332.
WI Stat § 48.999 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.999 - Expediting interstate placements of children.

48.999  Expediting interstate placements of children. The courts of this state shall do all of the following to expedite the interstate placement of children: (1) Subject to ss. 48.396 (2) and 938.396 (2), cooperate with the courts of other states in the sharing of information. (2) To the greatest extent possible, obtain information and testimony from agencies and parties located in other states without requiring interstate travel by those agencies and parties. (3) Permit parents, children, other necessary parties, attorneys, and guardians ad litem in proceedings involving the interstate placement of a child to participate in those proceedings without requiring interstate travel by those persons. History:  2009 a. 79.
WI Stat § 49.001 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.001 - Definitions.

49.001  Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Child care provider" means a child care provider that is licensed under s. 48.65 (1), certified under s. 48.651 or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14). (1m) “Essential person" means any person defined as an essential person under federal Title XVI. (2) “Federal Title XVI" means Title XVI of the federal social security act. (3) “Foster home" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (6). (3m) “Intentional program violation" means intentionally making a false or misleading statement, intentionally misrepresenting or withholding facts, or intentionally committing any act that constitutes a violation of state or federal law for the purpose of using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, possessing, or trafficking benefits under this chapter. (4) “Municipality" means any town, city or village. (5) “Poverty line" means the poverty line as defined and revised annually under 42 USC 9902 (2). (5m) “Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15, 51.20, 51.45 (11) (b) or, 55.13, or 55.135 or ch. 980. “Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c). (5p) “Relief block grant" means a block grant awarded to a county or tribal governing body under s. 49.025, 2009 stats., s. 49.027, 2009 stats., or s. 49.029. (6) “Residence" means the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation. Physical presence is prima facie evidence of intent to remain. (8) “Voluntary" means according to an individual's free choice, if competent, or by choice of his or her guardian if the individual is adjudicated incompetent.  (9) “Wisconsin Works agency" means a person under contract under s. 49.143 to administer Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161. If no contract is awarded under s. 49.143, “Wisconsin Works agency" means the department of children and families.History:  1995 a. 27 ss. 2639, 2644, 2654 to 2666, 3083; 1995 a. 289; 1997 a. 3; 2005 a. 264, 387; 2007 a. 20, 45; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 202.