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48.837
(5) Attendance at hearing. The child, if he or she is 12 years of age or
21over, and each petitioner shall attend the hearing on the petition under sub. (2). The
22child, if he or she is 12 years of age or over, and each parent having custody of the child
23shall attend the hearing on the petition under sub. (3)
, except that a parent who has
24consented to the termination of his or her parental rights in writing under s. 48.41
25(2) (b), (bm), or (d) is not required to attend the hearing. If the parent who has custody
1of the child consents and the court approves, the proposed adoptive parents may be
2present at the hearing on the petition under sub. (3). The court may, for good cause,
3waive the requirement that the child attend either of the hearings.
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48.913
(1) (em) Services provided in connection with the adoption by a private
6child placing agency, as defined in s. 48.99 (2) (p), operating lawfully under the laws
7of another state.
SB232,17,149
(1)
Elimination of jury trials and combining fact-finding and dispositional
10hearings in termination of parental rights proceedings. The treatment of ss. 48.31
11(2) and (4), 48.415 (intro.) and (9) (a), 48.422 (1), (4), and (5), 48.424 (title), (1) (intro.),
12(2) (intro.), (3), (4) (intro.), and (5), and 48.427 (1m) first applies to a termination of
13parental rights proceeding in which the initial hearing under s. 48.422 (1) is held on
14the effective date of this subsection.
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(2)
Termination of parental rights. The treatment of ss. 48.41 (2) (cm), 48.415
16(1) (a) 4. and 5. and (6) (b), 48.42 (2) (b) (intro.), 1., 2., and 3. and (bm) (intro.), 1., and
172., and 48.422 (6) (a) first applies to a termination of parental rights proceeding for
18which the petition is filed on the effective date of this subsection.
SB232,17,2019
(3)
Consent to adoption. The treatment of s. 48.828 first applies to an adoption
20for which the petition is filed on the effective date of this subsection.