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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1999 SENATE BILL 106
March 3, 2000 - Offered by Committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
SB106-SSA1,1,7
1An Act to amend 46.481 (4), 48.23 (3m), 48.23 (6), 48.235 (2), 48.27 (3) (a) 1.,
248.293 (1), 48.293 (2), 48.295 (2), 48.299 (1) (ag), 48.32 (1), 48.32 (2) (c), 48.355
3(2) (d), 48.355 (2e) (c), 48.357 (1), 48.357 (2m), 48.363 (1), 48.365 (2), 48.38 (5)
4(b), 48.38 (5) (d), 48.38 (5) (e), 48.981 (2), 48.981 (7) (a) 11r. and 118.125 (2) (L);
5and
to create 48.07 (5), 48.236, 48.27 (3) (e), 48.32 (1b) and 48.345 (2r) of the
6statutes;
relating to: court-appointed special advocates for children in need
7of protection or services.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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46.481
(4) Grants for court-appointed special advocates. The department
11shall distribute $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to court-appointed special
12advocate programs that are recognized by a
county board, by a county department
1under s. 46.22 or 46.23 or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, by the
2department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department 3chief judge of a judicial administrative district under s. 48.07 (5) to perform advocacy
4services in proceedings under s. 48.13.
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48.07
(5) Court-appointed special advocate program. (a)
Memorandum of
7understanding. The court may obtain the services of a court-appointed special
8advocate program that has been recognized by the chief judge of the judicial
9administrative district. A chief judge of a judicial administrative district may
10recognize a court-appointed special advocate program by entering into a
11memorandum of understanding with the court-appointed special advocate program
12that specifies the responsibilities of the court-appointed special advocate program
13and of a court-appointed special advocate designated under s. 48.236 (1). The
14memorandum of understanding shall specify that the court-appointed special
15advocate program is responsible for selecting, training, supervising and evaluating
16the volunteers and employes of the program who are authorized to provide
17court-appointed special advocate services as provided in pars. (b) to (d), that, in
18addition to any other activities specified in the memorandum of understanding, a
19volunteer or employe of the program who is authorized to provide court-appointed
20special advocate services may be designated to perform any of the activities specified
21in s. 48.236 (3) (a) to (c) and that, in addition to any other authority specified in the
22memorandum of understanding, a volunteer or employe of the program who is
23authorized to provide court-appointed special advocate services may be authorized
24to exercise any of the authority specified in s. 48.236 (4) (a) and (b), unless the parties
25to the memorandum of understanding determine that a variance from the
1requirements of pars. (b) to (d), the activities specified in s. 48.236 (3) (a) to (c) or the
2authority specified in s. 48.236 (4) (a) and (b) is necessary for the efficient
3administration of the program.
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(b) S
election. 1. A court-appointed special advocate program may select a
5person to provide court-appointed special advocate services if the person is 21 years
6of age or older, demonstrates an interest in the welfare of children, undergoes a
7satisfactory background investigation as provided under subd. 2., completes the
8training required under par. (c) and meets any other qualifications required by the
9court-appointed special advocate program. A court-appointed special advocate
10program may refuse to permit to provide court-appointed special advocate services
11any person whose provision of those services might pose a risk, as determined by the
12court-appointed special advocate program, to the safety of any child.
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2. On receipt of an application from a prospective court-appointed special
14advocate, the court-appointed special advocate program, with the assistance of the
15department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant. If
16the court-appointed special advocate program determines that any information
17obtained as a result of the background investigation provides a reasonable basis for
18further investigation, the court-appointed special advocate program may require
19the applicant to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set
20of the applicant's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the
21submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the
22purposes of verifying the identification of the applicant and obtaining the applicant's
23criminal arrest and conviction record. The court-appointed special advocate
24program shall keep confidential all information received from the department of
25justice and the federal bureau of investigation under this subdivision.
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1(c)
Training. A court-appointed special advocate program shall require a
2volunteer or employe of the program selected under par. (b) to complete a training
3program before the volunteer or employe may be designated as a court-appointed
4special advocate under s. 48.236 (1). The training program shall include instruction
5on recognizing child abuse and neglect, cultural competency, as defined in s. 48.982
6(1) (bm), child development, the procedures of the court, permanency planning, the
7activities of a court-appointed special advocate under s. 48.236 (3) and information
8gathering and documentation, and shall include observation of a proceeding under
9s. 48.13. A court-appointed special advocate program shall also require each
10volunteer and employe of the program selected under par. (b) to complete continuing
11training annually.
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(d)
Supervision and evaluation. The supervisory support staff of a
13court-appointed special advocate program shall be easily accessible to the
14volunteers and employes of the program who are authorized to provide
15court-appointed special advocate services, shall hold regular case conferences with
16those volunteers and employes to review case progress and shall conduct annual
17performance evaluations of those volunteers and employes. A court-appointed
18special advocate program shall provide its staff and volunteers with written
19guidelines describing the policies, practices and procedures of the program and the
20responsibilities of a volunteer or employe of the program who is authorized to provide
21court-appointed special advocate services.
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48.23
(3m) Guardians ad litem or counsel for abused or neglected children. 24The court shall appoint counsel for any child alleged to be in need of protection or
25services under s. 48.13 (3), (3m), (10), (10m) and (11), except that if the child is less
1than 12 years of age the court may appoint a guardian ad litem instead of counsel.
2The guardian ad litem or counsel for the child
shall
may not
be the same act as
3counsel for any
other party or any governmental or social agency involved
in the
4proceeding and may not act as court-appointed special advocate for the child in the
5proceeding.
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48.23
(6) Definition. For the purposes of this section, "counsel" means an
8attorney acting as adversary counsel who shall advance and protect the legal rights
9of the party represented, and who may not act as guardian ad litem
or
10court-appointed special advocate for any party in the same proceeding.
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48.235
(2) Qualifications. The guardian ad litem shall be an attorney
13admitted to practice in this state. No person who is an interested party in a
14proceeding,
who appears as counsel
or court-appointed special advocate in a
15proceeding on behalf of any party or
who is a relative or representative of an
16interested party
in a proceeding may be appointed guardian ad litem in that
17proceeding.
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1948.236 Court-appointed special advocate. (1) Designation. In any
20proceeding under s. 48.13 in which the court finds that providing the services of a
21court-appointed special advocate would be in the best interests of the child, the court
22may request a court-appointed special advocate program to designate a person who
23meets the qualifications specified in sub. (2) as a court-appointed special advocate
24to undertake the activities specified in sub. (3). A court-appointed special advocate
25does not become a party to the proceeding and, as a nonparty, may not make motions
1or call or cross-examine witnesses. A designation under this subsection terminates
2when the jurisdiction of the court over the child under s. 48.13 terminates, unless the
3court discharges the court-appointed special advocate sooner.
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4(2) Qualifications. A court-appointed special advocate shall be a volunteer
5or employe of a court-appointed special advocate program who has been selected and
6trained as provided in the memorandum of understanding entered into under s.
748.07 (5) (a). No person who is a party in a proceeding, who appears as counsel or
8guardian ad litem in a proceeding on behalf of any party or who is a relative or
9representative of a party in a proceeding may be designated as a court-appointed
10special advocate in that proceeding.
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11(3) Activities. A court-appointed special advocate may be designated under
12sub. (1) to perform any of the following activities:
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(a) Gather information and make observations about the child for whom the
14designation is made, the child's family and any other person residing in the same
15home as the child and provide that information and those observations to the court
16in the form of written reports or, if requested by the court, oral testimony.
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(b) Maintain regular contact with the child for whom the designation is made;
18monitor the appropriateness and safety of the environment of the child, the extent
19to which the child and the child's family are complying with any consent decree or
20dispositional order of the court and with any permanency plan under s. 48.38, and
21the extent to which any agency that is required to provide services for the child and
22the child's family under a consent decree, dispositional order or permanency plan is
23providing those services; and, based on that regular contact and monitoring, provide
24information to the court in the form of written reports or, if requested by the court,
25oral testimony.
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1(c) Promote the best interests of the child.
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(d) Undertake any other activities that are consistent with the memorandum
3of understanding entered into under s. 48.07 (5) (a).
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4(4) Authority. A court that requests a court-appointed special advocate
5program to designate a court-appointed special advocate to undertake the activities
6specified in sub. (3) may include in the order requesting that designation an order
7authorizing the court-appointed special advocate to do any of the following:
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(a) Inspect any reports and records relating to the child who is the subject of
9the proceeding, the child's family and any other person residing in the same home
10as the child that are relevant to the subject matter of the proceeding, including
11records discoverable under s. 48.293, examination reports under s. 48.295 (2), law
12enforcement reports and records under ss. 48.396 (1) and 938.396 (1), court records
13under ss. 48.396 (2) (a) and 938.396 (2) (a), social welfare agency records under ss.
1448.78 (2) (a) and 938.78 (2) (a), abuse and neglect reports and records under s. 48.981
15(7) (a) 11r. and pupil records under s. 118.125 (2) (L). The order shall also require the
16custodian of any report or record specified in this paragraph to permit the
17court-appointed special advocate to inspect the report or record on presentation by
18the court-appointed special advocate of a copy of the order. A court-appointed
19special advocate that obtains access to a report or record described in this paragraph
20shall keep the information contained in the report or record confidential and may
21disclose that information only to the court. If a court-appointed special advocate
22discloses any information to the court under this paragraph, the court-appointed
23special advocate shall also disclose that information to all parties to the proceeding.
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(b) Observe the child who is the subject of the proceeding and the child's living
25environment and, if the child is old enough to communicate, interview the child;
1interview the parent, guardian, legal custodian or other caregiver of the child who
2is the subject of the proceeding and observe that person's living environment; and
3interview any other person who might possess any information relating to the child
4and the child's family that is relevant to the subject of the proceeding. A
5court-appointed special advocate may observe or interview the child at any location
6without the permission of the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian or other
7caregiver if necessary to obtain any information that is relevant to the subject of the
8proceeding, except that a court-appointed special advocate may enter a child's home
9only with the permission of the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian or other
10caregiver or after obtaining a court order permitting the court-appointed special
11advocate to do so. A court-appointed special advocate who obtains any information
12under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
13information only to the court. If a court-appointed special advocate discloses any
14information to the court under this paragraph, the court-appointed special advocate
15shall also disclose that information to all parties to the proceeding.
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(c) Exercise any other authority that is consistent with the memorandum of
17understanding entered into under s. 48.07 (5) (a).
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18(5) Immunity from liability. A volunteer court-appointed special advocate
19designated under sub. (1) or an employe of a court-appointed special advocate
20program recognized under s. 48.07 (5) is immune from civil liability for any act or
21omission of the volunteer or employe occurring while acting within the scope of his
22or her activities and authority as a volunteer court-appointed special advocate or
23employe of a court-appointed special advocate program.
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24Section
7. 48.27 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.27
(3) (a) 1. If the petition that was filed relates to facts concerning a
2situation under s. 48.13 or a situation under s. 48.133 involving an expectant mother
3who is a child, the court shall also notify, under s. 48.273, the child, any parent,
4guardian and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent, treatment foster parent
5or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the unborn child by
6the unborn child's guardian ad litem, if applicable, and any person specified in par.
7(b)
or, (d)
or (e), if applicable, of all hearings involving the child except hearings on
8motions for which notice need only be provided to the child and his or her counsel.
9When parents who are entitled to notice have the same place of residence, notice to
10one shall constitute notice to the other. The first notice to any interested party, foster
11parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2)
12shall be written and may have a copy of the petition attached to it. Thereafter, notice
13of hearings may be given by telephone at least 72 hours before the time of the
14hearing. The person giving telephone notice shall place in the case file a signed
15statement of the time notice was given and the person to whom he or she spoke.
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1748.27 (3) (e) If the petition that was filed relates to facts concerning a situation
18under s. 48.13, the court shall also notify, under s. 48.273, the court-appointed
19special advocate for the child of all hearings involving the child. The first notice to
20a court-appointed special advocate shall be written and shall have a copy of the
21petition attached to it. Thereafter, notice of hearings may be given by telephone at
22least 72 hours before the time of the hearing. The person giving telephone notice
23shall place in the case file a signed statement of the time that notice was given and
24the person to whom he or she spoke.
SB106-SSA1,10,6
148.293
(1) Copies of all law enforcement officer reports, including
but not
2limited to the officer's memorandum and witnesses' statements, shall be made
3available upon request to counsel or guardian ad litem
for any party and to the
4court-appointed special advocate for the child prior to a plea hearing. The reports
5shall be available through the representative of the public designated under s. 48.09.
6The identity of a confidential informant may be withheld pursuant to s. 905.10.
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48.293
(2) All records relating to a child, or to an unborn child and the unborn
9child's expectant mother, which are relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding
10under this chapter shall be open to inspection by a guardian ad litem or counsel for
11any party
and to inspection by the court-appointed special advocate for the child,
12upon demand and upon presentation of releases when necessary, at least 48 hours
13before the proceeding. Persons and unborn children, by their guardians ad litem,
14entitled to inspect the records may obtain copies of the records with the permission
15of the custodian of the records or with permission of the court. The court may instruct
16counsel
, a guardian ad litem or a court-appointed special advocate not to disclose
17specified items in the materials to the child or the parent, or to the expectant mother,
18if the court reasonably believes that the disclosure would be harmful to the interests
19of the child or the unborn child.
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48.295
(2) The examiner shall file a report of the examination with the court
22by the date specified in the order. The court shall cause copies to be transmitted to
23the district attorney or corporation counsel, to counsel or guardian ad litem for the
24child and
, if to the court-appointed special advocate for the child. If applicable,
the
25court shall also cause copies to be transmitted to counsel or guardian ad litem for the
1unborn child and the unborn child's expectant mother. The report shall describe the
2nature of the examination and identify the persons interviewed, the particular
3records reviewed and any tests administered to the child or expectant mother. The
4report shall also state in reasonable detail the facts and reasoning upon which the
5examiner's opinions are based.
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48.299
(1) (ag) In a proceeding other than a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), if
8a public hearing is not held, only the parties and their counsel or guardian ad litem,
9if any the court-appointed special advocate for the child, the child's foster parent,
10treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
11witnesses and other persons requested by a party and approved by the court may be
12present, except that the court may exclude a foster parent, treatment foster parent
13or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) from any portion of the hearing
14if that portion of the hearing deals with sensitive personal information of the child
15or the child's family or if the court determines that excluding the foster parent,
16treatment foster parent or other physical custodian would be in the best interests of
17the child. Except in a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7), any other person the court finds
18to have a proper interest in the case or in the work of the court, including a member
19of the bar, may be admitted by the court.
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48.32
(1) At any time after the filing of a petition for a proceeding relating to
22s. 48.13 or 48.133 and before the entry of judgment, the judge or juvenile court
23commissioner may suspend the proceedings and place the child or expectant mother
24under supervision in the home or present placement of the child or expectant mother.
25The court may establish terms and conditions applicable to the child and the child's
1parent, guardian or legal custodian, to the child expectant mother and her parent,
2guardian or legal custodian or to the adult expectant mother
, including the condition
3specified in sub. (1b). The order under this section shall be known as a consent decree
4and must be agreed to by the child if 12 years of age or older, the parent, guardian
5or legal custodian, and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; by the child
6expectant mother, her parent, guardian or legal custodian, the unborn child by the
7unborn child's guardian ad litem and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25; or
8by the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
9litem and the person filing the petition under s. 48.25. The consent decree shall be
10reduced to writing and given to the parties.
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48.32
(1b) The judge or juvenile court commissioner may, as a condition under
13sub. (1), request a court-appointed special advocate program to designate a
14court-appointed special advocate for the child to perform the activities specified in
15s. 48.236 (3) that are authorized in the memorandum of understanding under s. 48.07
16(5) (a). A court-appointed special advocate designated under this subsection shall
17have the authority specified in s. 48.236 (4) that is authorized in the memorandum
18of understanding under s. 48.07 (5) (a).
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48.32
(2) (c) Upon the motion of the court or the application of the child, parent,
21guardian, legal custodian, expectant mother, unborn child by the unborn child's
22guardian ad litem, intake worker or any agency supervising the child or expectant
23mother under the consent decree, the court may, after giving notice to the parties to
24the consent decree
and, their counsel or guardian ad litem
and the court-appointed
25special advocate for the child, if any, extend the decree for up to an additional 6
1months in the absence of objection to extension by the parties to the initial consent
2decree. If the child, parent, guardian, legal custodian, expectant mother or unborn
3child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem objects to the extension, the judge shall
4schedule a hearing and make a determination on the issue of extension. An
5extension under this paragraph of a consent decree relating to an unborn child who
6is alleged to be in need of protection or services may be granted after the child is born.
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48.345
(2r) Place the child as provided in sub. (2) or (2m) and, in addition,
9request a court-appointed special advocate program to designate a court-appointed
10special advocate for the child to perform the activities specified in s. 48.236 (3) that
11are authorized in the memorandum of understanding under s. 48.07 (5) (a). A
12court-appointed special advocate designated under this subsection shall have the
13authority specified in s. 48.236 (4) that is authorized in the memorandum of
14understanding under s. 48.07 (5) (a).
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48.355
(2) (d) The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional order relating
17to a child in need of protection or services to the child's parent, guardian or trustee
,
18to the child through the child's counsel or guardian ad litem and to the child's
19court-appointed special advocate. The court shall provide a copy of a dispositional
20order relating to an unborn child in need of protection or services to the expectant
21mother, to the unborn child through the unborn child's guardian ad litem and, if the
22expectant mother is a child, to her parent, guardian or trustee.
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48.355
(2e) (c) Either the court or the agency that prepared the permanency
25plan shall furnish a copy of the original plan and each revised plan to the child's
1parent or guardian, to the child or the child's counsel or guardian ad litem
, to the
2child's court-appointed special advocate and to the person representing the interests
3of the public.
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48.357
(1) The person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
6dispositional order, the district attorney or the corporation counsel may request a
7change in the placement of the child or expectant mother, whether or not the change
8requested is authorized in the dispositional order and shall cause written notice to
9be sent to the child, the parent, guardian and legal custodian of the child, any foster
10parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2)
11of the child,
the child's court-appointed special advocate and, if the child is the
12expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn
13child's guardian ad litem. If the expectant mother is an adult, written notice shall
14be sent to the adult expectant mother and the unborn child by the unborn child's
15guardian ad litem. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new
16placement, the reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the
17new placement is preferable to the present placement and a statement of how the
18new placement satisfies objectives of the treatment plan ordered by the court. Any
19person receiving the notice under this subsection or notice of a specific placement
20under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 2.
, other than a court-appointed special advocate, may obtain
21a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court within 10 days after
22receipt of the notice. Placements may not be changed until 10 days after that notice
23is sent to the court unless the parent, guardian or legal custodian and the child, if
2412 years of age or over, or the child expectant mother, if 12 years of age or over, her
25parent, guardian or legal custodian and the unborn child by the unborn child's
1guardian ad litem, or the adult expectant mother and the unborn child by the unborn
2child's guardian ad litem, sign written waivers of objection, except that placement
3changes which were authorized in the dispositional order may be made immediately
4if notice is given as required in this subsection. In addition, a hearing is not required
5for placement changes authorized in the dispositional order except when an objection
6filed by a person who received notice alleges that new information is available which
7affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order.
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48.357
(2m) The child, the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child, the
10expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian at litem or any
11person or agency primarily bound by the dispositional order, other than the person
12or agency responsible for implementing the order, may request a change in
13placement under this subsection. The request shall contain the name and address
14of the place of the new placement requested and shall state what new information
15is available which affects the advisability of the current placement. This request
16shall be submitted to the court. In addition, the court may propose a change in
17placement on its own motion. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter prior to
18ordering any change in placement under this subsection if the request states that
19new information is available which affects the advisability of the current placement,
20unless written waivers of objection to the proposed change in placement are signed
21by all
parties persons entitled to receive notice under sub. (1)
, other than a
22court-appointed special advocate, and the court approves. If a hearing is scheduled,
23the court shall notify the child, the parent, guardian and legal custodian of the child,
24any foster parent, treatment foster parent or other physical custodian described in
25s. 48.62 (2) of the child,
the child's court-appointed special advocate, all parties who
1are bound by the dispositional order and, if the child is the expectant mother of an
2unborn child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad
3litem, or shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child by the unborn
4child's guardian ad litem and all parties who are bound by the dispositional order,
5at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal for the change
6in placement shall be attached to the notice. If all the parties consent, the court may
7proceed immediately with the hearing.
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48.363
(1) A child, the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, an expectant
10mother, an unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, any person or
11agency bound by a dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel
12in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request a revision in
13the order that does not involve a change in placement, including a revision with
14respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, or the court may on its
15own motion propose such a revision. The request or court proposal shall set forth in
16detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new information is available that
17affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The request or court proposal shall
18be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter if the request
19or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the
20advisability of the court's dispositional order and prior to any revision of the
21dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to the revision are signed by
22all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves. If a hearing is held, the
23court shall notify the child, the child's parent, guardian and legal custodian, all
24parties bound by the dispositional order, the child's foster parent, treatment foster
25parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
the child's
1court-appointed special advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the
2county in which the dispositional order was entered, and, if the child is the expectant
3mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn child's
4guardian ad litem or shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child
5through the unborn child's guardian ad litem, all parties bound by the dispositional
6order and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
7dispositional order was entered, at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the
8request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If the proposed revision is for a
9change in the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, the court shall order
10the child's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses
11to the court and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
12dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall provide,
13without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts
14and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established
15by the department of workforce development under s. 49.22 (9) and the manner of
16its application established by the department of health and family services under s.
1746.247 and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all
18parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision
19may extend the effective period of the original order.
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(2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall notify
22the child, the child's parent, guardian and legal custodian, all the parties present at
23the original hearing, the child's foster parent, treatment foster parent or other
24physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2),
the child's court-appointed special
25advocate, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the
1dispositional order was entered and, if the child is an expectant mother of an unborn
2child under s. 48.133, the unborn child by the unborn child's guardian ad litem, or
3shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child through the unborn child's
4guardian ad litem, all the parties present at the original hearing and the district
5attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was
6entered, of the time and place of the hearing.
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(5) (b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the child, the
9child if he or she is 12 years of age or older and the child's foster parent, the child's
10treatment foster parent or the operator of the facility in which the child is living of
11the date, time and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the
12review, of the fact that they may have an opportunity to be heard at the review by
13submitting written comments not less than 10 working days before the review or by
14participating at the review. The court or agency shall notify the person representing
15the interests of the public, the child's counsel
and, the child's guardian ad litem
and
16the child's court-appointed special advocate of the date of the review, of the issues
17to be determined as part of the review and of the fact that they may submit written
18comments not less than 10 working days before the review. The notices under this
19paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the review and
20copies of the notices shall be filed in the child's case record.
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(5) (d) Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the
23permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to
24each person appointed to the review panel, the person representing the interests of
25the public, the child's counsel
and, the child's guardian ad litem
and the child's
1court-appointed special advocate a copy of the permanency plan and any written
2comments submitted under par. (b). Notwithstanding s. 48.78 (2) (a), a person
3appointed to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the
4child's counsel
and, the child's guardian ad litem
and the child's court-appointed
5special advocate may have access to any other records concerning the child for the
6purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a child's records
7under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other
8person.