SB464: Bill Text

SB464,25,19 48.27 (5) Subject to sub. (3) (b), the court shall make every reasonable effort to identify and notify any person who has filed a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively determined from genetic test results to be the father parent under s. 767.804 (1), any person who has acknowledged paternity parentage of the child under s. 767.805 (1), and any person who has been adjudged to be the father parent of the child in a judicial proceeding unless the person's parental rights have been terminated.

SB464,52 Section 52 . 48.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,26,18 48.295 (1) After the filing of a petition and upon a finding by the court that reasonable cause exists to warrant a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental examination or an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4), the court may order any child coming within its jurisdiction to be examined as an outpatient by personnel in an approved treatment facility for alcohol and other drug abuse, by a physician, psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, or by another expert appointed by the court holding at least a master's degree in social work or another related field of child development, in order that the child's physical, psychological, alcohol or other drug dependency, mental, or developmental condition may be considered. The court may also order a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental examination or an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment that conforms to the criteria specified under s. 48.547 (4) of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian whose ability to care for a child is at issue before the court or of an expectant mother parent whose ability to control her use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs is at issue before the court. The court shall hear any objections by the child or the child's parents, guardian, or legal custodian to the request for such an examination or assessment before ordering the examination or assessment. The expenses of an examination, if approved by the court, shall be paid by the county of the court ordering the examination in a county having a population of less than 750,000 or by the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more. The payment for an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment shall be in accordance with s. 48.361.

SB464,53 Section 53 . 48.299 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,27,2 48.299 (1) (a) The general public shall be excluded from hearings under this chapter and from hearings by courts exercising jurisdiction under s. 48.16 unless a public fact-finding hearing is demanded by a child through his or her counsel, by an expectant mother parent through her counsel, or by an unborn child's guardian ad litem. However, the court shall refuse to grant the public hearing in a proceeding other than a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), if a parent, guardian, expectant mother parent, or unborn child's guardian ad litem objects.

SB464,54 Section 54 . 48.299 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,27,8 48.299 (6) (intro.) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1., 48.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing for which he the person received the notice, alleges that he is the father to be the parent of the child, and states that he wishes requests to establish the paternity of the child child's parentage, all of the following apply:

SB464,55 Section 55 . 48.299 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,27,14 48.299 (6) (e) 1. In this paragraph, “genetic test" means a test that examines genetic markers present on blood cells, skin cells, tissue cells, bodily fluid cells or cells of another body material for the purpose of determining the statistical probability that a man person who is alleged to be a child's father parent is the child's biological father parent.

SB464,56 Section 56 . 48.299 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,27,18 48.299 (6) (e) 2. The court shall, at the hearing, orally inform any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) that he or she may be required to pay for any testing ordered by the court under this paragraph or under s. 885.23.

SB464,57 Section 57 . 48.299 (6) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,28,7 48.299 (6) (e) 3. In addition to ordering testing as provided under s. 885.23, if the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child, the court may order any man person specified in sub. (6) (intro.) to submit to one or more genetic tests which shall be performed by an expert qualified as an examiner of genetic markers present on the cells and of the specific body material to be used for the tests, as appointed by the court. A report completed and certified by the court-appointed expert stating genetic test results and the statistical probability that the man person alleged to be the child's father parent is the child's biological father parent based upon the genetic tests is admissible as evidence without expert testimony and may be entered into the record at any hearing. The court, upon request by a party, may order that independent tests be performed by other experts qualified as examiners of genetic markers present on the cells of the specific body materials to be used for the tests.

SB464,58 Section 58 . 48.299 (6) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,28,13 48.299 (6) (e) 4. If the genetic tests show that an alleged father parent is not excluded and that the statistical probability that the alleged father parent is the child's biological father parent is 99.0 percent or higher, the court may determine that for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter, other than a proceeding under subch. VIII, the man person is the child's biological parent.

SB464,59 Section 59 . 48.299 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,28,23 48.299 (7) If a man person who has been given notice under s. 48.27 (3) (b) 1., 48.977 (4) (c) 1., 48.978 (2) (c) 1., or 48.9795 (4) (c) 1. appears at any hearing for which he the person received the notice but does not allege that he is the father to be the parent of the child and state that he wishes states a wish to establish the paternity parentage of the child, or if no man person to whom such notice was given appears at a hearing, the court may refer the matter to the state or to the attorney responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) for a determination, under s. 767.80, of whether an action should be brought for the purpose of determining the paternity parentage of the child.

SB464,60 Section 60 . 48.299 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,29,5 48.299 (8) As part of the proceedings under this chapter, the court may order that a record be made of any testimony of the child's mother person who gave birth to the child relating to the child's paternity parentage. A record made under this subsection is admissible in a proceeding to determine the child's paternity parentage under subch. IX of ch. 767.

SB464,61 Section 61 . 48.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,29,16 48.30 (2) At the commencement of the hearing under this section, the child and the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian; the child expectant mother, her parent, the child expectant parent's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, and the unborn child's guardian ad litem; or the adult expectant mother parent and the unborn child's guardian ad litem; shall be advised of the rights specified in s. 48.243 and shall be informed that a request for a jury trial or for a substitution of judge under s. 48.29 must be made before the end of the plea hearing or is waived. Nonpetitioning parties, including the child, shall be granted a continuance of the plea hearing if they wish to consult with an attorney on the request for a jury trial or substitution of a judge.

SB464,62 Section 62 . 48.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,30,8 48.32 (1) (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating to s. 48.13 or 48.133 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or a circuit court commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the child or expectant mother parent under supervision in the home or present placement of the child or expectant mother parent. The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the child and the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, to the child expectant mother parent and her the child expectant parent's parent, guardian or legal custodian, or to the adult expectant mother parent, including the condition specified in sub. (1b). The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree and must be agreed to by the child if 12 years of age or older, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; by the child expectant mother parent, her the child expectant parent's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; or by the adult expectant mother parent, the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25. The consent decree shall be reduced to writing and given to the parties.

SB464,63 Section 63 . 48.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,30,14 48.33 (2) Home placement reports. A report recommending that the child remain in his or her home or that the expectant mother parent remain in his or her home may be presented orally at the dispositional hearing if all parties consent. A report that is presented orally shall be transcribed and made a part of the court record.

SB464,64 Section 64 . 48.33 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,30,22 48.33 (4) Other out-of-home placements. (intro.) A report recommending placement of an adult expectant mother parent outside of her the expectant parent's home shall be in writing. A report recommending placement of a child in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, in the home of a guardian under s. 48.977 (2), or in a supervised independent living arrangement shall be in writing and shall include all of the following:

SB464,65 Section 65 . 48.345 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,31,13 48.345 Disposition of child or unborn child of child expectant mother parent adjudged in need of protection or services. (intro.) If the judge finds that the child is in need of protection or services or that the unborn child of a child expectant mother parent is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any child not specifically found under chs. 46, 49, 51, 54, or 115 to be developmentally disabled, mentally ill, or to have a disability specified in s. 115.76 (5) in facilities that exclusively treat those categories of children, and the court may not place any child expectant mother parent of an unborn child in need of protection or services outside of the child expectant mother's parent's home unless the court finds that the child expectant mother parent is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her. The dispositions under this section are as follows:

SB464,66 Section 66 . 48.345 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,32,7 48.345 (14) (a) If, based on an evaluation under s. 48.295 and the report under s. 48.33, the judge finds that the child expectant mother parent of an unborn child in need of protection or services is in need of inpatient treatment for her a habitual lack of self-control in the use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree, that inpatient treatment is appropriate for the child expectant mother's parent's needs and that inpatient treatment is the least restrictive treatment consistent with the child expectant mother's parent's needs, the judge may order the child expectant mother parent to enter an inpatient alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program at an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10). The inpatient facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the inpatient facility and the county in a county having a population of less than 750,000 or the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, or with the written and informed consent of the child expectant mother parent or the child expectant mother's parent's parent if the child expectant mother parent has not attained the age of 12, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the child expectant mother parent as to whether the child expectant mother parent is cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.

SB464,67 Section 67 . 48.347 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,32,25 48.347 Disposition of unborn child of adult expectant mother parent adjudged in need of protection or services. (intro.) If the judge finds that the unborn child of an adult expectant mother parent is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in this section under a care and treatment plan, except that the order may not place any adult expectant mother parent of an unborn child not specifically found under ch. 51, 54, or 55 to be developmentally disabled or mentally ill in a facility that exclusively treats those categories of individuals, and the court may not place any adult expectant mother parent of an unborn child in need of protection or services outside of the adult expectant mother's parent's home unless the court finds that the adult expectant mother parent is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her. If the judge finds that the unborn child of a child expectant mother parent is in need of protection or services, the judge shall enter an order deciding one or more of the dispositions of the case as provided in s. 48.345 under a care and treatment plan. The dispositions under this section are as follows:

SB464,68 Section 68. 48.347 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,33,17 48.347 (6) (a) If, based on an evaluation under s. 48.295 and the report under s. 48.33, the judge finds that the adult expectant mother parent is in need of inpatient treatment for her a habitual lack of self-control in the use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree, that inpatient treatment is appropriate for the adult expectant mother's parent's needs and that inpatient treatment is the least restrictive treatment consistent with the adult expectant mother's parent's needs, the judge may order the adult expectant mother parent to enter an inpatient alcohol or other drug abuse treatment program at an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10). The inpatient facility shall, under the terms of a service agreement between the inpatient facility and the county in a county having a population of less than 750,000 or the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, or with the written and informed consent of the adult expectant mother parent, report to the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the adult expectant mother parent as to whether the adult expectant mother parent is cooperating with the treatment and whether the treatment appears to be effective.

SB464,69 Section 69 . 48.355 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,34,10 48.355 (1) Intent. In any order under s. 48.345 or 48.347 the judge shall decide on a placement and treatment finding based on evidence submitted to the judge. The disposition shall employ those means necessary to maintain and protect the well-being of the child or unborn child which are the least restrictive of the rights of the parent and child, of the rights of the parent and child expectant mother parent or of the rights of the adult expectant mother parent, and which assure the care, treatment or rehabilitation of the child and the family, of the child expectant mother parent, the unborn child and the family or of the adult expectant mother parent and the unborn child, consistent with the protection of the public. When appropriate, and, in cases of child abuse or neglect or unborn child abuse, when it is consistent with the best interest of the child or unborn child in terms of physical safety and physical health, the family unit shall be preserved and there shall be a policy of transferring custody of a child from the parent or of placing an expectant mother parent outside of her the expectant parent's home only when there is no less drastic alternative. If there is no less drastic alternative for a child than transferring custody from the parent, the judge shall consider transferring custody to a relative whenever possible.

SB464,70 Section 70 . 48.355 (2) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,34,14 48.355 (2) (b) 2m. If the adult expectant mother parent is placed outside her the expectant parent's home, the name of the place or facility, including transitional placements, where the expectant mother parent shall be treated.

SB464,71 Section 71 . 48.355 (4g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,34,22 48.355 (4g) (a) 1. The child's parents are parties to a pending action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, a man person determined under s. 48.299 (6) (e) 4. to be the biological father parent of the child for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter is a party to a pending action to determine paternity parentage of the child under ch. 767, or the child is the subject of a pending independent action under s. 767.41 or 767.43 to determine legal custody of the child or visitation rights with respect to the child.

SB464,72 Section 72 . 48.356 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,35,8 48.356 (1) Whenever the court orders a child to be placed outside his or her of the child's home, orders an expectant mother parent of an unborn child to be placed outside of her the expectant parent's home, or denies a parent visitation because the child or unborn child has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.345, 48.347, 48.357, 48.363, or 48.365 and whenever the court reviews a permanency plan under s. 48.38 (5m), the court shall orally inform the parent or parents who appear in court or the expectant mother parent who appears in court of any grounds for termination of parental rights under s. 48.415 which may be applicable and of the conditions necessary for the child or expectant mother parent to be returned to the home or for the parent to be granted visitation.

SB464,73 Section 73 . 48.357 (1) (am) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,35,14 48.357 (1) (am) 2. b. By the child expectant mother parent, if 12 years of age or over, her the child expectant parent's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, the unborn child's guardian ad litem, and the child expectant mother's parent's tribe, if she the child expectant parent is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of her a parent or Indian custodian.

SB464,74 Section 74 . 48.357 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,35,23 48.357 (5r) Expectant mother parent; placement outside the home. The court may not change the placement of an expectant mother parent of an unborn child in need of protection or services from a placement in the expectant mother's parent's home to a placement outside of the expectant mother's parent's home unless the court finds that the expectant mother parent is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her.

SB464,75 Section 75 . 48.361 (2) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,36,12 48.361 (2) (a) 1m. If an adult expectant mother parent neglects, refuses or is unable to obtain court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services for herself through her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, the judge may order the adult expectant mother parent to pay for the court-ordered alcohol and drug abuse services. If the adult expectant mother parent consents to obtain court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services for herself through her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments but the health insurance provider or other 3rd-party payer refuses to provide the court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services, the court may order the health insurance provider or 3rd-party payer to pay for the court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse services in accordance with the terms of the adult expectant mother's parent's health insurance policy or other 3rd-party payment plan.

SB464,76 Section 76 . 48.362 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,36,24 48.362 (3m) If an adult expectant mother parent neglects, refuses or is unable to obtain court-ordered special treatment or care for herself through her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, the judge may order the adult expectant mother parent to pay for the court-ordered special treatment or care. If the adult expectant mother parent consents to obtain court-ordered special treatment or care for herself through her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments but the health insurance provider or other 3rd-party payer refuses to provide the court-ordered special treatment or care, the judge may order the health insurance provider or 3rd-party payer to pay for the court-ordered special treatment or care in accordance with the terms of the adult expectant mother's parent's health insurance policy or other 3rd-party payment plan.

SB464,77 Section 77 . 48.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,37,7 48.41 (2) (c) A person who may be, but who has not been adjudicated as, the father parent of a nonmarital child may consent to the termination of any parental rights that he the person may have as provided in par. (a) or (b) or by signing a written, notarized statement which recites that he the person has been informed of and understands the effect of an order to terminate parental rights and that he the person voluntarily disclaims any rights that he the person may have to the child, including the right to notice of proceedings under this subchapter.

SB464,78 Section 78 . 48.415 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,37,18 48.415 (6) (b) In this subsection, “substantial parental relationship" means the acceptance and exercise of significant responsibility for the daily supervision, education, protection and care of the child. In evaluating whether the person has had a substantial parental relationship with the child, the court may consider such factors, including, but not limited to, whether the person has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care or well-being of the child, whether the person has neglected or refused to provide care or support for the child and whether, with respect to a person who is or may be the father parent of the child, the person has expressed concern for or interest in the support, care or well-being during pregnancy of the mother during her pregnancy person who gave birth to the child.

SB464,79 Section 79 . 48.415 (9) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB464,38,2 48.415 (9) (a) Parenthood as a result of sexual assault, which shall be established by proving that the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, or 948.085. Conception as a result of sexual assault as specified in this paragraph may be proved by a final judgment of conviction or other evidence produced at a fact-finding hearing under s. 48.424 indicating that the person who may be the father parent of the child committed, during a possible time of conception, a sexual assault as specified in this paragraph against the mother of person who gave birth to the child.

SB464,38,6 (b) If the conviction or other evidence specified in par. (a) indicates that the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault in violation of s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.085, the mother of person who gave birth to the child may be heard on her the person's desire for the termination of the father's other parent's parental rights.

SB464,80 Section 80. 48.42 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,38,17 48.42 (1g) Affidavit. (a) Except as provided in par. (c), if the petition is filed by a person or agency other than the district attorney, corporation counsel, or other appropriate official under s. 48.09; if the petition seeks to terminate the parental rights of a person who may be the father parent of a nonmarital child who is under one year of age at the time the petition is filed, who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, and whose paternity parentage has not been established; and if the mother of person who gave birth to the child has voluntarily consented to or seeks to voluntarily consent to the termination of her parental rights to the child, the petitioner may file with the petition an affidavit signed by the mother person who gave birth that includes all of the following:

SB464,38,20 1. A statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child has voluntarily consented to or seeks to voluntarily consent to the termination of her parental rights to the child.

SB464,38,22 2. A statement acknowledging that the mother person who gave birth to the child has been asked to identify the father other natural parent of the child.

SB464,38,25 3. A statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child knows and is identifying the father other natural parent or that she the person who gave birth to the child does not know the identity of the father other natural parent.

SB464,39,2 4. A statement identifying any man person who has lived in a familial relationship with the child and who may be the father natural parent of the child.

SB464,39,6 5. If the mother person who gave birth to the child states that she knows and is identifying identifies the father other natural parent of the child under subd. 3. or 4., the father's other natural parent's name, age, and last-known mailing address, and the last-known mailing address of the father's other natural parent's employer.

SB464,39,10 6. If the mother person who gave birth to the child states that she does not know the identity of the father other natural parent of the child, an explanation of why she is unable to identify him identification is not possible and a physical description of the father other natural parent of the child.

SB464,39,15 7. A statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child has been informed and understands that if he or she misidentifies the father, other natural parent of the child, he or she is permanently barred from attacking the termination of the father's or her either parent's parental rights on the basis that the father other natural parent of the child was not correctly identified.

SB464,39,19 8. A statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child understands that she may be prosecuted under s. 946.32 (2) for false swearing if she makes making a false statement that he or she does not believe is true in the affidavit under this paragraph may result in prosecution under s. 946.32 (2) for false swearing.

SB464,39,24 9. A statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child has reviewed and understands the affidavit, the name of the person who explained the affidavit and the consequences of signing the affidavit to her the person who gave birth to the child, and a statement that the mother person who gave birth to the child is signing the affidavit voluntarily.

SB464,40,9 (b) The petitioner shall notify any man person identified in the affidavit under par. (a) as an alleged father parent of his the right to file a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child, within 14 days after the birth of the child, or within 21 days after the date on which the notice is mailed, whichever is later; of the birth date or anticipated birth date of the child; and of the consequences of filing or not filing a declaration of paternal parental interest. The petitioner shall include with the notice a copy of the form required to file a declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the last-known address of the alleged father parent.

SB464,40,11 (c) If an affidavit under par. (a) is not filed with the petition, notice shall be given to an alleged father parent under sub. (2).

SB464,81 Section 81 . 48.42 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,40,15 48.42 (2) (b) 1. A person who has filed an unrevoked declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child or within 14 days after the birth of the child.

SB464,82 Section 82 . 48.42 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,40,21 48.42 (2) (b) 2. A Any person or persons alleged to the court to be the father parent of the child or who may, based upon the statements of the mother person who gave birth to the child or other information presented to the court, be the father parent of the child unless that person has waived the right to notice under s. 48.41 (2) (c).

SB464,83 Section 83 . 48.42 (2) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,41,2 48.42 (2) (bm) 1. A person who has filed an unrevoked declaration of paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 before the birth of the child, within 14 days after the birth of the child, or within 21 days after a notice under sub. (1g) (b) is mailed, whichever is later.

SB464,84 Section 84 . 48.42 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,41,16 48.42 (2m) (b) Parent of nonmarital child. A person who may be the father parent of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and whose paternity parentage has not been established, by virtue of the fact that he the person has engaged in sexual intercourse with the mother of person who gave birth to the child, is considered to be on notice that a pregnancy and a termination of parental rights proceeding concerning the child may occur, and has the duty to protect his or her own rights and interests. He A person described in this paragraph is therefore entitled to actual notice of such a proceeding only as provided in sub. (2) (b) or (bm). A person who is not entitled to notice under sub. (2) (b) or (bm) does not have standing to appear and contest a petition for the termination of his the person's parental rights, present evidence relevant to the issue of disposition, or make alternative dispositional recommendations.

SB464,85 Section 85 . 48.42 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,41,21 48.42 (4) (b) 5. The notice shall not include the name of the mother person who gave birth to the child unless the mother person who gave birth to the child consents. The notice shall not include the name of the child unless the court finds that inclusion of the child's name is essential to give effective notice to the father a parent.

SB464,86 Section 86 . 48.422 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,42,7 48.422 (6) (a) In the case of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and for whom paternity parentage has not been established, or for whom a declaration of paternal parental interest has not been filed under s. 48.025 within 14 days after the date of birth of the child or, if s. 48.42 (1g) (b) applies, within 21 days after the date on which the notice under s. 48.42 (1g) (b) is mailed, the court shall hear testimony concerning the paternity parentage of the child. Based on the testimony, the court shall determine whether all interested parties who are known have been notified under s. 48.42 (2) and (2g) (ag). If not, the court shall adjourn the hearing and order appropriate notice to be given.

SB464,87 Section 87 . 48.422 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,43,2 48.422 (7) (bm) Establish whether a proposed adoptive parent of the child has been identified. If a proposed adoptive parent of the child has been identified and the proposed adoptive parent is not a relative of the child, the court shall order the petitioner to submit a report to the court containing the information specified in s. 48.913 (7). The court shall review the report to determine whether any payments or agreement to make payments set forth in the report are coercive to the birth parent of the child or to an alleged to or presumed father parent of the child or are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4). Making any payment to or on behalf of the any birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child, or the child conditional in any part upon transfer or surrender of the child or the termination of parental rights or the finalization of the adoption creates a rebuttable presumption of coercion. Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petition or amend the agreement to delete any coercive conditions, if the parties agree to the amendment. Upon a finding that payments which that are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4) have been made, the court may dismiss the petition and may refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution under s. 948.24 (1). This paragraph does not apply if the petition was filed with a petition for adoptive placement under s. 48.837 (2).

SB464,88 Section 88 . 48.422 (7) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB464,43,6 48.422 (7) (br) Establish whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed father parent of the child in violation of s. 48.63 (3) (b) 5. Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petition.

SB464,89 Section 89 . 48.423 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB464,43,18 48.423 (1) Rights to paternity parentage determination. If a person appears at the hearing and claims that he is to be the father parent of the child, the court shall set a date for a hearing on the issue of paternity parentage or, if all parties agree, the court may immediately commence hearing testimony concerning the issue of paternity parentage. The court shall inform the person claiming to be the father parent of the child of any right to counsel under s. 48.23. The person claiming to be the father parent of the child must prove paternity parentage by clear and convincing evidence. A person who establishes his paternity parentage of the child under this section may further participate in the termination of parental rights proceeding only if the person meets the conditions specified in sub. (2) or meets a condition specified in s. 48.42 (2) (b) or (bm).