AB214-SSA2,7,5 4(3) Provisions of posttermination contact agreement. A posttermination
5contact agreement shall contain all of the following provisions:
AB214-SSA2,7,106 (a) An acknowledgement by all birth relatives who are parties to the agreement
7that, subject to ss. 48.028 (5) (c) and (6) and 48.46 (1m) and (2), the termination of
8parental rights to and adoption of the child are irrevocable and that failure by a party
9to comply with the agreement is not grounds to revoke the termination of parental
10rights or adoption.
AB214-SSA2,7,1511 (b) An acknowledgement by the proposed adoptive parents or, if at the time the
12agreement is entered into no proposed adoptive parent has been identified, the
13agency having guardianship, legal custody, or supervision of the child that the
14agreement is enforceable by any person who is permitted posttermination visitation,
15contact, communication, or sharing of information under the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,7,2016 (c) A statement by all parties to the agreement that the agreement was entered
17into voluntarily and with understanding of the terms of the agreement, that no
18promises or threats were made to coerce any person into entering into the agreement,
19and that the parties have not relied on any representations other than those
20contained in the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,7,23 21(4) Approval of granting posttermination contact agreement. At the time a
22termination of parental rights order is granted, a court may approve a
23posttermination contact agreement if all of the following conditions are met:
AB214-SSA2,7,2424 (a) The child and the birth parent meet the conditions specified in sub. (2).
AB214-SSA2,7,2525 (b) The agreement contains the provisions specified in sub. (3) (a) to (c).
AB214-SSA2,8,6
1(c) The agreement is signed by all parties to the agreement including the birth
2parent and child, if 12 years of age or over. If a birth parent who is under 12 years
3of age or other birth relative who is a child is to be granted posttermination visitation,
4contact, communication, or sharing of information under the agreement, the parent,
5guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian of the birth parent or other birth
6relative shall sign the agreement on behalf of the birth parent or other birth relative.
AB214-SSA2,8,137 (d) The agency having guardianship, legal custody, or supervision of the child,
8the child's guardian ad litem or, in the case of an Indian child, the tribal child welfare
9department of the Indian child's tribe files the agreement with the court. If the
10agency or tribal child welfare department files the agreement, the agency or tribal
11child welfare department shall comply with this paragraph by including in the court
12report under s. 48.425 (1) the statement under s. 48.425 (1) (h) and attaching the
13agreement to the court report.
AB214-SSA2,8,1814 (e) The court addresses all parties to the agreement and determines by clear
15and convincing evidence that the agreement was entered into voluntarily and with
16understanding of the terms of the agreement, that no promises or threats were made
17to coerce any person into entering into the agreement, and that the parties have not
18relied on any representations other than those contained in the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,8,2319 (f) The agency having guardianship, legal custody, or supervision of the child,
20the child's guardian ad litem, and, in the case of an Indian child, the Indian child's
21tribe submit to the court recommendations concerning the granting of
22posttermination visitation, contact, communication, or sharing of information as
23provided for in the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,9,424 (g) The court determines by clear and convincing evidence that granting
25posttermination visitation, contact, communication, or sharing of information as

1provided for in the agreement would be in the best interests of the child. In
2determining whether granting posttermination visitation, contact, communication,
3or sharing of information as provided for in the agreement would be in the best
4interests of the child, the court shall consider all of the following factors:
AB214-SSA2,9,85 1. Whether the child has substantial relationships with the person who would
6have visitation, contact, communication, or sharing of information under the
7agreement, and whether it would be harmful to the child not to preserve those
8relationships.
AB214-SSA2,9,119 2. Any special needs of the child and how those special needs would be affected
10by visitation, contact, communication, or sharing of information as provided for in
11the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,9,1312 3. The specific terms of the agreement and the likelihood that the parties will
13cooperate in complying with the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,9,1614 4. The recommendations of the agency having guardianship, legal custody, or
15supervision of the child, the child's guardian ad litem, and, in the case of an Indian
16child, the Indian child's tribe.
AB214-SSA2,9,1917 5. Any other factors that are relevant to the best interests of the child under
18s. 48.01 (1) (intro.) or, in the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian
19child under s. 48.01 (2).
AB214-SSA2,9,24 20(5) Later-identified proposed adoptive parents. If the child who is the subject
21of a posttermination contact agreement is placed for adoption in the home of a
22proposed adoptive parent who was not identified at the time the agreement was
23entered into, that posttermination contact agreement shall be binding on the
24proposed adoptive parent unless terminated or modified under sub. (7).
AB214-SSA2,9,25
1(6) Enforcement of posttermination contact agreement. (a) A
2posttermination contact agreement is enforceable only if the agreement is approved
3by the court under sub. (4). Any party to an approved posttermination contact
4agreement may petition the court that approved the agreement for specific
5performance of the agreement. The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show that
6a person who is bound by the agreement is not in compliance with the agreement,
7that enforcement of the agreement is in the best interests of the child in light of the
8factors specified in sub. (4) (g), and that the petitioner, before filing the petition,
9participated, or attempted to participate, in good faith in formal or informal
10mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution proceedings to resolve the dispute
11giving rise to the filing of the petition.
AB214-SSA2,10,1812 (b) The court shall set a date and time for a hearing on a petition filed under
13par. (a) and shall provide notice of the hearing to the petitioner and to all other
14parties to the approved posttermination contact agreement, the agency that had
15guardianship, legal custody, or supervision of the child before the termination of
16parental rights, and, in the case of an Indian child, the Indian child's tribe. The
17hearing shall take place on a date that allows the persons notified of the hearing a
18reasonable time to prepare, but is no more than 30 days after the filing of the petition.
AB214-SSA2,11,219 (c) If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that any person bound
20by an approved posttermination contact agreement is not in compliance with the
21agreement; that enforcement of the agreement is in the best interests of the child in
22light of the factors specified in sub. (4) (g); and that the petitioner, before filing the
23petition, participated, or attempted to participate, in good faith in formal or informal
24mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution proceedings to resolve the dispute
25giving rise to the filing of the petition, the court shall issue an order requiring specific

1performance of the agreement. An order for specific performance shall be the sole
2remedy for any noncompliance with the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,11,53 (d) A court may not award damages, costs, or attorney fees or revoke a
4termination of parental rights order or an order of adoption because a party to a
5posttermination contact agreement fails to comply with the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,11,15 6(7) Termination or modification of posttermination contact agreement. (a)
7The parties to an approved posttermination contact agreement may agree to
8terminate or modify the agreement. If the parties agree to terminate or modify the
9agreement and if the child, if 12 years of age or over, consents to the termination or
10modification, the parties shall sign and file with the court that approved the
11agreement the modified agreement or a stipulation terminating the agreement. If,
12after reviewing the stipulation or modified agreement, the court finds by clear and
13convincing evidence that termination or modification of the agreement would be in
14the best interests of the child in light of the factors specified in sub. (4) (g), the court
15shall, without a hearing, approve the termination or modification of the agreement.
AB214-SSA2,11,2416 (b) 1. Any party to an approved posttermination contact agreement may
17petition the court that approved the agreement to terminate or modify the
18agreement. The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show that termination or
19modification of the agreement would be in the best interests of the child in light of
20the factors specified in sub. (4) (g), or that there has been a substantial change in
21circumstances since the entry of the last order affecting the agreement, and that the
22petitioner, before filing the petition, participated, or attempted to participate, in good
23faith in formal or informal mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution
24proceedings to resolve the issue giving rise to the filing of the petition.
AB214-SSA2,12,7
12. The court shall set a date and time for a hearing on a petition under subd.
21. and shall provide notice of the hearing to the petitioner and to all other parties to
3the approved posttermination contact agreement, the agency that had guardianship,
4legal custody, or supervision of the child before the termination of parental rights,
5and, in the case of an Indian child, the Indian child's tribe. The hearing shall take
6place on a date that allows the persons notified of the hearing a reasonable time to
7prepare, but is no more than 30 days after the filing of the petition.
AB214-SSA2,12,228 3. Notwithstanding s. 48.01 (1) (intro.) and (2), the court may terminate or
9modify the approved posttermination contact agreement if the court finds by clear
10and convincing evidence that termination or modification of the agreement would be
11in the best interests of the child in light of the factors specified in sub. (4) (g), or that
12there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the entry of the last order
13affecting the agreement, and that the petitioner, before filing the petition,
14participated, or attempted to participate, in good faith in formal or informal
15mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution proceedings to resolve the issue
16giving rise to the filing of the petition. An order to modify an approved
17posttermination contact agreement may limit, restrict, condition, or decrease
18visitation, contact, communication, or sharing of information between the child and
19a birth relative of the child, but may not expand, enlarge, or increase that visitation,
20contact, communication, or sharing of information or place any new obligation on the
21adoptive parent or agency having guardianship, legal custody, or supervision of the
22child.
AB214-SSA2, s. 6 23Section 6. 48.43 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB214-SSA2,12,2524 48.43 (2) (d) A court may approve a posttermination contact agreement under
25s. 48.429.
AB214-SSA2, s. 7
1Section 7. 48.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB214-SSA2,13,132 48.92 (2) After the order of adoption is entered the relationship of parent and
3child between the adopted person and the adopted person's birth parents and the
4relationship between the adopted person and all persons whose relationship to the
5adopted person is derived through those birth parents shall be completely altered
6and all the rights, duties, and other legal consequences of those relationships shall
7cease to exist, unless the birth parent is the spouse of the adoptive parent, in which
8case those relationships shall be completely altered and those rights, duties, and
9other legal consequences shall cease to exist only with respect to the birth parent who
10is not the spouse of the adoptive parent and all persons whose relationship to the
11adopted person is derived through that birth parent. Notwithstanding the extinction
12of all parental rights under this subsection, a court may approve a posttermination
13contact agreement under s. 48.429 or
order reasonable visitation under s. 48.925.
AB214-SSA2, s. 8 14Section 8. 48.93 (1d) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 94, is
15amended to read:
AB214-SSA2,13,1916 48.93 (1d) All records and papers pertaining to an adoption proceeding shall
17be kept in a separate locked file and may not be disclosed except under sub. (1g), (1r),
18or (1v), or (2) (b), s. 48.432, 48.433, 48.434, 48.48 (17) (a) 9., or 48.57 (1) (j), or by order
19of the court for good cause shown.
AB214-SSA2, s. 9 20Section 9. 48.93 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 48.93 (2) (b) and amended
21to read:
AB214-SSA2,13,2522 48.93 (2) (b) All correspondence and papers, relating to the investigation,
23which
that are not a part of the court record, except those in the custody of agencies
24authorized to place children for adoption, shall be transferred to the department and
25placed in its closed files.
AB214-SSA2, s. 10
1Section 10. 48.93 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB214-SSA2,14,112 48.93 (2) (a) 1. A proposed adoptive parent whose home is the subject of an
3investigation under s. 48.837 (1r) (c) or (4) (c) or 48.88 (2) (a) may request the agency
4conducting the investigation to disclose its report of the investigation to any other
5agency authorized to place children for adoption, to the state adoption information
6exchange under s. 48.55, or to the state adoption center under s. 48.55. Within 10
7days after receipt of the request, the agency shall disclose the report to the person
8named in the request, unless within those 10 days the agency petitions the court for
9an order permitting the agency not to disclose the report, to restrict the information
10to be disclosed, or to defer disclosure of the report to a later date or for such other
11appropriate relief as the agency may request.
AB214-SSA2,14,2012 2. The petition shall allege facts showing good cause for granting the relief
13requested. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall provide notice of the petition
14to the proposed adoptive parents and the person to whom disclosure of the report was
15requested. If any party receiving notice objects to the petition, the court shall hold
16a hearing to take evidence relating to the relief requested in the petition. If the court
17determines that there is good cause to grant the relief requested, the court shall
18grant such relief as the court may consider appropriate. If the court determines that
19there is not good cause to grant the relief requested, the court shall order the
20petitioner to disclose the report within 10 days after the date of the hearing.
AB214-SSA2, s. 11 21Section 11. Initial applicability.
AB214-SSA2,15,222 (1) Posttermination contact agreements. The treatment of sections 48.425 (1)
23(h), 48.426 (3) (c), 48.428 (6) (a) and (b), 48.429, 48.43 (2) (d), and 48.92 (2) of the

1statutes first applies to a termination of parental rights petition filed on the effective
2date of this subsection.
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