Court Opinion

ID: 9741991
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 21:05:08.116127+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:27.693608
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ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.
(concurring). The writer sees the appeal to the circuit court of a waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction as provided for in sec. 48.47, Stats.1 This statute provides for appeal to the circuit court of an adjudication by the juvenile court by any aggrieved party. The majority finds appeal under sec. 48.47 “not adequate under present circumstances.”
The writer would hold sec. 48.47 is applicable and controlling. This statute fashions a procedure for appeal to the circuit court “in the manner in which appeals are taken from judgments in civil actions.” Under sec. 48.47 the state, as an aggrieved party, has the right to appeal a refusal to waive jurisdiction by the juvenile court judge.
Under the court-fashioned remedy of the majority, with the appeal of a waiver to be handled by procedures for appeals of judgment in civil actions, the writer would submit that the right of the state, as an aggrieved party, to appeal a refusal to waive should also be spelled out. *313This would follow the terms and general policy as to availability of appeal to “aggrieved parties” as set forth in sec. 48.47, Stats.2

 See: 1956 Revision Committee Note to sec. 48.47: “Another important change is that it allows an appeal by a welfare agency which files a petition in a case since the agency would come within the class of those aggrieved by the adjudication and directly affected thereby. This overrules In re Fish, 246 Wis. 474, 17 N.W.2d 568 (1944).” See also: In re Johnson, 9 Wis.2d 65, 100 N.W.2d 383 (1960). However, In re Fish was not overruled as to the following point of law: “The right to an appeal is not a common-law right. Unless the statute provides for an appeal, no right exists.” Citing Fronhaefer v. Richter, 237 Wis. 282, 296 N.W. 588 (1941); Green Bay v. Saunders, 237 Wis. 229, 296 N.W. 592 (1941). Accordingly, in order to appeal at all, a party must invoke sec. 48.47, Stats. Once that section is invoked, it is clear that all aggrieved parties, including the state, may appeal.

 Sec. 48.47, Stats., Children’s Code, providing: “Any person aggrieved by an adjudication of the county court under this chapter and directly affected thereby has the right to appeal to the circuit court of the same county within 40 days of the entry of the order in the manner in which appeals are taken from judgments in civil actions. . . .” See also: See. 274.33, Stats., entitled Appealable orders.