SB727,22,3 48.422 (9) (a) If a petition or motion for termination of the rights of a birth parent, as defined under s. 48.432 (1) (am), is filed by a person other than an agency enumerated under s. 48.069 (1) or (2) or if the court waives the report required under s. 48.425, the court shall order any parent whose rights may be terminated to file with the court the information specified under s. 48.425 (1) (am).

SB727,57 Section 57. 48.423 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,22,11 48.423 (2) Rights of out-of-state fathers. (intro.) A person who may be the father of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 and whose paternity has not been established may contest the petition or motion to terminate parental rights, present evidence relevant to the issue of disposition, and make alternative dispositional recommendations if the person appears at the hearing, establishes paternity under sub. (1), and proves all of the following by a preponderance of the evidence:

SB727,58 Section 58. 48.424 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,22,15 48.424 (1) (intro.) The purpose of the fact-finding hearing is to determine in cases in which the petition or motion was contested at the hearing on the petition or motion to terminate parental rights under s. 48.422 all of the following:

SB727,59 Section 59. 48.424 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,22,24 48.424 (4) (intro.) If grounds for the termination of parental rights are found by the court or jury, the court shall find the parent unfit. A finding of unfitness shall not preclude a dismissal of a petition or motion to terminate parental rights under s. 48.427 (2). Except as provided in s. 48.23 (2) (b) 3., the court shall then proceed immediately to hear evidence and motions related to the dispositions enumerated in s. 48.427. Except as provided in s. 48.42 (2g) (ag), the court may delay making the disposition and set a date for a dispositional hearing no later than 45 days after the fact-finding hearing if any of the following apply:

SB727,60 Section 60. 48.424 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,23,6 48.424 (4) (b) The court has not yet received a report to the court on the history of the child as provided in s. 48.425 and the court now orders an agency enumerated in s. 48.069 (1) or (2) to file that report with the court, or, in the case of an Indian child, now orders that agency or requests the tribal child welfare department of the Indian child's tribe to file such a report, before the court makes the disposition on the petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

SB727,61 Section 61. 48.425 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,23,10 48.425 (1) (am) 2. A report of any medical examination which either birth parent had within one year before the date of the petition or motion to terminate parental rights.

SB727,62 Section 62. 48.425 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,23,19 48.425 (1) (cm) If the petition or motion is seeking the involuntary termination of parental rights to an Indian child, specific information showing that continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 1. and, if the Indian child has previously been adjudged to be in need of protection or services, specific information showing that active efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (e) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful.

SB727,63 Section 63. 48.425 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,23,23 48.425 (1m) The agency required under sub. (1) to file the report shall prepare the medical record within 60 days after the date of the petition or motion for the termination of parental rights.

SB727,64 Section 64. 48.425 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,24,3 48.425 (3) The court may order a report as specified under this section to be prepared by an agency in those cases where the petition or motion to terminate parental rights is filed by someone other than an agency.

SB727,65 Section 65. 48.427 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,24,7 48.427 (2) The court may dismiss the petition or motion to terminate parental rights if it finds that the evidence does not warrant the termination of parental rights.

SB727,66 Section 66. 48.43 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,24,14 48.43 (1) (intro.) The court shall enter a judgment setting forth its findings and disposition in accordance with s. 48.426 in an order implementing the disposition chosen. If the court dismisses the petition or motion to terminate parental rights under s. 48.427 (2), the order shall contain the reasons for dismissal. If the disposition is for the termination of parental rights under s. 48.427 (3), the order shall contain all of the following:

SB727,67 Section 67. 48.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,25,6 48.46 (2) A parent who has consented to the termination of his or her parental rights under s. 48.41 or who did not contest the petition or motion initiating the proceeding in which his or her parental rights were terminated termination of parental rights proceeding may move the court for relief from the judgment on any of the grounds specified in s. 806.07 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f). Any such motion for relief shall be filed within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or order terminating parental rights, unless the parent files a timely notice of intent to pursue relief from the judgment under s. 808.04 (7m), in which case the motion for relief shall be filed within the time permitted by s. 809.107 (5). A motion for relief under this subsection does not affect the finality or suspend the operation of the judgment or order terminating parental rights. A parent who has consented to the termination of his or her parental rights to an Indian child under s. 48.41 (2) (e) may also move for relief from the judgment under s. 48.028 (5) (c) or (6). Motions A motion for relief under this subsection or s. 48.028 (5) (c) or (6) and appeals to the court of appeals shall be the exclusive remedies for such a parent to obtain a new hearing in a termination of parental rights proceeding.

SB727,68 Section 68. 48.46 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,25,13 48.46 (3) An adoptive parent who has been granted adoption of a child under s. 48.91 (3) may not petition the court for a rehearing under sub. (1) or move the court under s. 806.07 for relief from the order granting adoption. A petition or motion for termination of parental rights under s. 48.42 and an appeal to the court of appeals shall be the exclusive remedies for an adoptive parent who wishes to end his or her parental relationship with his or her adopted child.

SB727,69 Section 69. 48.83 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,25,25 48.83 (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 or motion 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 for adoption 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 for adoption is filed or in the county where a petition or motion 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.

SB727,70 Section 70. 48.835 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,26,3 48.835 (3) (title) Petition or motion for termination of parental rights required; exception.