SB566,18,12 48.837 (1r) (d) Before a child may be placed under par. (a), the department, county department, or child welfare agency making the placement and the proposed adoptive parent or parents shall enter into a written agreement that specifies who is financially responsible for the cost of providing care for the child prior to the finalization of the adoption and for the cost of returning the child to the parent who has custody of the child if the adoption is not finalized. Under the agreement, the department, county department, or child welfare agency or the proposed adoptive parent or parents, but not the any birth parent of the child or any, alleged or presumed father parent of the child, shall be financially responsible for those costs.

SB566,44 Section 44 . 48.837 (1r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,18,19 48.837 (1r) (e) Prior to termination of parental rights to the child, no person may coerce a birth parent of the child or any, alleged or presumed father parent of the child into refraining from exercising his or her right to withdraw consent to the transfer or surrender of the child or to termination of his or her parental rights to the child, to have reasonable visitation or contact with the child, or to otherwise exercise his or her parental rights to the child.

SB566,45 Section 45 . 48.837 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,19,9 48.837 (6) (b) At the beginning of the hearing held under sub. (2), the court shall review the report that is submitted under s. 48.913 (6). The court shall determine whether any payments or the conditions specified in any agreement to make payments are coercive to the any birth parent of the child or to an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child or are impermissible under s. 48.913 (4). Making any payment to or on behalf of the a 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 petitions under subs. (2) and (3) 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).

SB566,46 Section 46 . 48.837 (6) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,19,14 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 parent of the child in violation of sub. (1r) (e). Upon a finding of coercion, the court shall dismiss the petitions under subs. (2) and (3).

SB566,47 Section 47 . 48.913 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,19,17 48.913 (1) (a) Preadoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child.

SB566,48 Section 48 . 48.913 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,19,20 48.913 (1) (b) Post-adoptive counseling for a birth parent of the child or an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child.

SB566,49 Section 49 . 48.913 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,19,24 48.913 (1) (h) Legal and other services received by a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child or the child in connection with the adoption.

SB566,50 Section 50 . 48.913 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,20,7 48.913 (2) Payment of expenses when birth parent is residing in another state. (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the proposed adoptive parents of a child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents of a child may pay for an expense of a birth parent of the child or an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child if the birth parent or the, alleged or presumed father parent was residing in another state when the payment was made and when the expense was incurred and if all of the following apply:

SB566,51 Section 51 . 48.913 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,20,11 48.913 (2) (b) The state in which the birth parent or the, alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payment was made permits the payment of that expense by the proposed adoptive parents of the child.

SB566,52 Section 52 . 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,20,20 48.913 (2) (c) (intro.) A listing of all payments made under this subsection, a copy of the statutory provisions of the state in which the birth parent or the, alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that permit those payments to be made by the proposed adoptive parents of the child, and a copy of all orders entered in the state in which the birth parent or the, alleged or presumed father parent was residing when the payments were made that relate to the payment of expenses of the birth parent or the, alleged or presumed father parent by the proposed adoptive parents of the child is submitted to the court as follows:

SB566,53 Section 53 . 48.913 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,21,3 48.913 (3) Method of payment. Any payment under sub. (1) or (2) shall be made directly to the provider of a good or service except that a payment under sub. (1) or (2) may be made to a birth parent of the child or to an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child as reimbursement of an amount previously paid by the birth parent or by the, alleged or presumed father parent if documentation is provided showing that the birth parent or, alleged or presumed father parent has made the previous payment.

SB566,54 Section 54 . 48.913 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,21,8 48.913 (4) Other payments prohibited. The proposed adoptive parents of a child or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents may not make any payments to or on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child or the child except as provided in subs. (1) and (2).

SB566,55 Section 55 . 48.913 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,21,24 48.913 (7) Report to the court; contents required. The report required under sub. (6) shall include a list of all transfers of anything of value made or agreed to be made by the proposed adoptive parents or by a person acting on their behalf to a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child or the child, on behalf of a birth parent of the child, an, alleged or presumed father parent of the child or the child, or to any other person in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents. The report shall be itemized and shall show the goods or services for which payment was made or agreed to be made. The report shall include the dates of each payment, the names and addresses of each attorney, doctor, hospital, agency, or other person or organization receiving any payment from the proposed adoptive parents or a person acting on behalf of the proposed adoptive parents in connection with the pregnancy, the birth of the child, the placement of the child with the proposed adoptive parents, or the adoption of the child by the proposed adoptive parents.

SB566,56 Section 56 . 49.141 (1) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB566,22,1 49.141 (1) (j) 1. A biological natural parent.

SB566,57 Section 57 . 49.141 (1) (j) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB566,58 Section 58 . 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read: