SB727,77 Section 77. 48.837 (6) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,28,8 48.837 (6) (br) At the hearing on the petition under sub. (2), the court shall determine whether any person has coerced a birth parent or any alleged or presumed father of the child in violation of sub. (1r) (e). Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petitions petition under subs. sub. (2) and the petition or motion under sub. (3).

SB727,78 Section 78. 48.837 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB727,28,19 48.837 (6) (d) If the proposed placement is approved, the court shall proceed immediately to a hearing on the petition or motion required under sub. (3). If the parental rights of the parent are terminated, the court shall appoint as guardian of the child the department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), or a child welfare agency licensed to accept guardianship under s. 48.61 (5). If the child has not been placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents under sub. (1r) or (4) (d), the court shall order the child to be placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents. If the child has been placed with the proposed adoptive parent or parents under sub. (1r) or (4) (d), the court shall order the child to be maintained in that placement.

SB727,79 Section 79. Initial applicability.

SB727,28,23 (1) This act first applies to a motion to terminate parental rights filed in a proceeding for which a petition is filed under s. 48.25 on the effective date of this subsection.

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