AB108: Bill Text

AB108,9,9 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the court or family court commissioner determines that the child desires to have visitation or periods of physical placement with the parent and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the visitation or periods of physical placement would be in the best interests of the child.

AB108, s. 18 Section 18. 767.325 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB108,9,17 767.325 (4m) Denial of physical placement for killing other parent. (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (4), upon petition, motion or order to show cause by a party or on its own motion, a court shall modify a physical placement order by denying a parent physical placement with a child if the parent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the child's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB108,9,21 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the court determines that the child desires to have physical placement with the parent and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that physical placement with the parent would be in the best interests of the child.

AB108, s. 19 Section 19. 880.155 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB108,9,25 880.155 (2) If one or both parents of a minor child are deceased and the child is in the custody of the surviving parent or any other person, a grandparent or stepparent of the child may petition for visitation privileges with respect to the child, whether or not the person with custody is married. The grandparent or stepparent may file the petition in a guardianship or temporary guardianship proceeding under this chapter that affects the minor child or may file the petition to commence an independent action under this chapter. The Except as provided in sub. (3m), the court may grant reasonable visitation privileges to the grandparent or stepparent if the surviving parent or other person who has custody of the child has notice of the hearing and if the court determines that visitation is in the best interest of the child.

AB108, s. 20 Section 20. 880.155 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB108,10,13 880.155 (3m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the court may not grant visitation privileges to a grandparent or stepparent under this section if the grandparent or stepparent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the child, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB108,10,17 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the court determines that the child desires to have visitation with the grandparent or stepparent and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the visitation would be in the best interests of the child.

AB108, s. 21 Section 21. 880.157 of the statutes is created to read:

AB108,10,25 880.157 Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills other parent. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), in an action under this chapter that affects a minor child, a court may not grant to a parent of the child visitation or physical placement rights with the child if the parent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the child's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB108,11,4 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the court determines that the child desires to have visitation or periods of physical placement with the parent and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that visitation or periods of physical placement would be in the best interests of the child.

AB108, s. 22 Section 22. 938.207 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB108,11,13 938.207 (1) (a) The home of a parent or guardian, except that a juvenile may not be held in the home of a parent or guardian if the parent or guardian has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the custody decision determines that the juvenile desires to be held in the home of the parent or guardian and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 23 Section 23. 938.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB108,11,22 938.207 (1) (b) The home of a relative, except that a juvenile may not be held in the home of a relative if the relative has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the person making the custody decision determines that the juvenile desires to be held in the home of the relative and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 24 Section 24. 938.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB108,12,7 938.34 (3) (a) The home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile, except that the court may not designate the home of a parent or other relative of the juvenile as the juvenile's placement if the parent or other relative has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the court determines that the juvenile desires to be placed in the home of the parent or other relative and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 25 Section 25. 938.34 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB108,12,17 938.34 (3) (b) A home which need not be The home of a person who is not required to be licensed if placement is for less than 30 days, except that the judge may not designate the name of a person who is not required to be licensed as the juvenile's placement if the person has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated, unless the judge determines that the juvenile desires to be placed in that home and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 26 Section 26. 938.355 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 938.355 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB108,12,22 938.355 (3) (a) If Except as provided in par. (b), if, after a hearing on the issue with due notice to the parent or guardian, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the juvenile, the court may set reasonable rules of parental visitation.

AB108, s. 27 Section 27. 938.355 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB108,13,3 938.355 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the court may not grant visitation under par. (a) to a parent of a juvenile if the parent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the juvenile's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB108,13,6 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if the court determines that the juvenile desires to have visitation with the parent and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the visitation would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 28 Section 28. 938.357 (4d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB108,13,12 938.357 (4d) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the court may not change a juvenile's placement to a placement in the home of a person who has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of a parent of the juvenile, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB108,13,15 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the court determines that the juvenile desires to be placed in the home of the person and is sufficiently mature to make such a decision and that the placement would be in the best interests of the juvenile.

AB108, s. 29 Section 29. Initial applicability.

AB108,13,24 (1) This act first applies to petitions for visitation or physical placement, and to petitions, motions or orders to show cause for revision of physical placement orders, that are filed on the effective date of this subsection; to petitions to restrain and enjoin visitation and contact with a child that are filed on the effective date of this subsection; and to orders of the juvenile court placing a child in the home of a parent, guardian or relative or setting parental visitation granted on the effective date of this subsection; regardless of when the conviction of first-degree or 2nd-degree intentional homicide occurred.

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