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3. By the adult expectant mother and the unborn child's guardian ad litem.
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(d)
When hearing not required. Changes in placement that were authorized in
7the temporary physical custody order may be made immediately if notice is given as
8required under par. (b). A hearing is not required for changes in placement
9authorized in the temporary physical custody order except when an objection filed
10by a person who received notice alleges that new information is available that affects
11the advisability of the order.
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(e)
Contents of order. If the court changes a child's placement from a placement
13outside the home to another placement outside the home, the change-in-placement
14order shall contain the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a), the applicable statement
15under sub. (2v) (b), and the finding under sub. (2v) (c).
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16(2) Emergency change in placement. If emergency conditions necessitate an
17immediate change in the placement of a child or expectant mother placed outside the
18home under a temporary physical custody order under s. 48.21 (4) or 48.213 (3), the
19intake worker or agency primarily responsible for providing services under the order
20may remove the child or expectant mother to a new placement, whether or not
21authorized by the existing order, without the prior notice under sub. (1) (b). Notice
22of the emergency change in placement shall be sent to the persons specified in sub.
23(1) (b) 1. within 48 hours after the emergency change in placement. Any party
24receiving notice may demand a hearing under sub. (1) (c). In emergency situations,
25a child may be placed in a licensed public or private shelter care facility as a
1transitional placement for not more than 20 days or in any other placement
2authorized under s. 48.207. 48.208, or 48.209.
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3(2m) Request by others. (a)
Request; information required. 1. Except as
4provided in subd. 2., the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the parent,
5guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian of the child, the expectant mother, or
6the unborn child's guardian ad litem may request a change in the placement of the
7child or expectant mother who is the subject of the order as provided in this
8subsection. The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement
9requested and shall state what new information is available that affects the
10advisability of the current placement. The request shall be submitted to the court.
11The court may also propose a change in placement on its own motion.
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2. A change in the placement of a child from a placement in the home to a
13placement outside the home may only be made as provided in s. 48.21 (6). A change
14in the placement of an adult expectant mother from a placement in the home to a
15placement outside the home may only be made as provided in s. 48.213 (5).
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(b)
Hearing; when required. 1. The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering
17any change in placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request or
18proposal states that new information is available that affects the advisability of the
19current placement. A hearing is not required if written waivers of objection to the
20proposed change in placement are signed by all persons entitled to receive notice
21under subd. 2., other than a court-appointed special advocate, and the court
22approves.
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2. If a hearing is scheduled, at least 3 days before the hearing the court shall
24notify the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the parent, guardian, and
25legal custodian or Indian custodian of the child, the agency primarily responsible for
1providing services under the temporary physical custody order, the district attorney
2or corporation counsel, any foster parent or other physical custodian described in s.
348.62 (2) of the child, and the child's court-appointed special advocate. If the child
4is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, the court shall also notify
5the unborn child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult
6expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, at least 3 days before the
7hearing the court shall notify the adult expectant mother, the unborn child's
8guardian ad litem, the agency primarily responsible for providing services under the
9temporary physical custody order, and the district attorney or corporation counsel.
10A copy of the request or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the
11notice. If all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
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(c)
Contents of order. If the court changes the child's placement from a
13placement outside the home to another placement outside the home, the
14change-in-placement order shall contain the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a),
15the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (b), and the finding under sub. (2v) (c).
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16(2r) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a hearing is
17held under sub. (1) (c) or (2m) (b) and the change in placement would remove a child
18from a foster home or other placement with a physical custodian described in s. 48.62
19(2), the court shall give the foster parent or other physical custodian a right to be
20heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other physical custodian to
21make a written or oral statement during the hearing or to submit a written
22statement prior to the hearing relating to the child and the requested change in
23placement. A foster parent or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) who
24receives notice of a hearing under sub. (1) (c) or (2m) (b) and a right to be heard under
1this subsection does not become a party to the proceeding on which the hearing is
2held solely on the basis of receiving that notice and right to be heard.
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3(2v) Change-in-placement order. A change-in-placement order under sub.
4(1) or (2m) shall contain all of the following:
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(a) If the change-in-placement order changes the placement of a child who is
6under the supervision of the county department or, in a county having a population
7of 750,000 or more, the department to a placement outside the home, an order
8ordering the child to be continued in the placement and care responsibility of the
9county department or department as required under
42 USC 672 (a) (2) and
10assigning the county department or department continued primary responsibility
11for providing services to the child.
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(b) If the change-in-placement order changes the placement of the child to a
13placement outside the home recommended by the agency primarily responsible for
14providing services under the temporary physical custody order, a statement that the
15court approves the placement recommended by that agency or, if the
16change-in-placement order changes the placement of the child to a placement
17outside the home that is not a placement recommended by that agency, a statement
18that the court has given bona fide consideration to the recommendations made by
19that agency and all parties relating to the child's placement.
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(c) If the change-in-placement order changes the placement of the child to a
21placement outside the home and if the child has one or more siblings, as defined in
22s. 48.38 (4) (br) 1., who have been placed outside the home or for whom a change in
23placement to a placement outside the home is requested, a finding as to whether the
24intake worker, the county department, the department in a county having a
25population of 750,000 or more, or the agency primarily responsible for providing
1services under the temporary physical custody order has made reasonable efforts to
2place the child in a placement that enables the sibling group to remain together,
3unless the court determines that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety
4or well-being of the child or any of those siblings, in which case the court shall order
5the intake worker, county department, department, or agency to make reasonable
6efforts to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between the
7child and the siblings, unless the court determines that such visitation or interaction
8would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those siblings.
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9(3) Prohibited placements based on homicide of parent. (a)
Prohibition. 10Except as provided in par. (c), the court may not change a child's placement to a
11placement in the home of a person who has been convicted of the homicide of a parent
12of the child under s. 940.01 or 940.05, if the conviction has not been reversed, set
13aside, or vacated.
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(b)
Change in placement required. Except as provided in par. (c), if a parent in
15whose home a child is placed is convicted of the homicide of the child's other parent
16under s. 940.01 or 940.05, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside, or
17vacated, the court shall change the child's placement to a placement outside the home
18of the parent on petition of the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the
19guardian or legal custodian of the child, the agency primarily responsible for
20providing services under the temporary physical custody order, or the district
21attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which that order was entered, or on
22the court's own motion, and on notice to the parent.
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(c)
Exception. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the court determines by
24clear and convincing evidence that the placement would be in the best interests of
1the child. The court shall consider the wishes of the child in making that
2determination.
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3(4) Expectant mother; placement outside the home. The court may not change
4the placement of an expectant mother of an unborn child alleged to be in need of
5protection or services from a placement in the expectant mother's home to a
6placement outside of the expectant mother's home unless the court finds that the
7expectant mother is refusing or has refused to accept any alcohol or other drug abuse
8services offered to her or is not making or has not made a good faith effort to
9participate in any alcohol or other drug abuse services offered to her.
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10(6) Effective period of order. A change-in-placement order under this
11section remains in effect until a dispositional order is granted or a consent decree is
12entered into, the petition under s. 48.25 is withdrawn or dismissed, or the order is
13modified or terminated by further order of the court.
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14Section
14. 48.235 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.235
(1) (e) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, or extend the
16appointment of a guardian ad litem previously appointed under par. (a), for any child
17alleged or found to be in need of protection or services, if the court has ordered, or if
18a request or recommendation has been made that the court order, the child to be
19placed out of his or her home under s.
48.32, 48.345
, or 48.357. This paragraph does
20not apply to a child who is subject to a dispositional order that terminates as provided
21in s. 48.355 (4) (b) 4., 48.357 (6) (a) 4., or 48.365 (5) (b) 4.
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22Section
15. 48.255 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.255
(1) (cg) The information required under s. 822.29 (1).
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24Section
16. 48.299 (6) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.299
(6) (e) 5. A determination by the court under subd. 4. is not
a
2determination of paternity under s. 48.355 (4g) (a), a judgment of paternity under
3ch. 767
, or an adjudication of paternity under subch. VIII.
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4Section
17. 48.315 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.315
(2m) (a) The court making an initial finding under s. 48.21 (5) (b) 1. or
61m.,
48.32 (1) (b) 1., 48.355 (2) (b) 6., or 48.357 (2v) (a) 1. that reasonable efforts have
7been made to prevent the removal of the child from the home, while assuring that
8the child's health and safety are the paramount concerns, or an initial finding under
9s. 48.21 (5) (b) 3.,
48.32 (1) (b) 2., 48.355 (2) (b) 6r., or 48.357 (2v) (a) 3. that those
10efforts were not required to be made because a circumstance specified in s. 48.355
11(2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies, more than 60 days after the date on which the child was
12removed from the home.
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13Section
18. 48.32 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.32
(1) (am) Using the procedures specified in par. (a) for the entry of an
15original consent decree, the parties to a consent decree may agree to, and the judge
16or circuit court commissioner may enter, an amended consent decree. An amended
17consent decree may change the placement of the child or expectant mother who is the
18subject of the original consent decree or revise any other term or condition of the
19original consent decree. An amended consent decree that changes the placement of
20a child from a placement in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home
21shall include the findings, orders, and determinations specified in par. (b), as
22applicable. An amended consent decree that changes the placement of an Indian
23child from a placement in the Indian child's home to a placement outside the Indian
24child's home shall include the findings specified in par. (d). An amended consent
25decree may not extend the expiration date of the original consent decree.
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1Section
19. 48.32 (1) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.32
(1) (b) 1. (intro.) If at the time the consent decree is entered into the child
3is placed outside the home under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 or is
4otherwise living outside the home without a court order and if the consent decree
5maintains the child in that placement or other living arrangement,
or if an amended
6consent decree changes the placement of the child from a placement in the child's
7home to a placement outside the child's home, the consent decree shall include all of
8the following:
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9Section
20. 48.32 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.32
(1) (d) 1. In the case of an Indian child, if at the time the consent decree
11is entered into the Indian child is placed outside the home of his or her parent or
12Indian custodian under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 or is otherwise living
13outside that home without a court order and if the consent decree maintains the
14Indian child in that placement or other living arrangement,
or if an amended consent
15decree changes the placement of the Indian child from a placement in the Indian
16child's home to a placement outside the Indian child's home, the consent decree shall
17include a finding supported by clear and convincing evidence, including the
18testimony of one or more qualified expert witnesses, that continued custody of the
19Indian child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional
20or physical damage to the child under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 1. and a finding that active
21efforts under s. 48.028 (4) (d) 2. have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian
22child's family and that those efforts have proved unsuccessful. The findings under
23this subdivision shall be in addition to the findings under par. (b) 1., except that for
24the sole purpose of determining whether the cost of providing care for an Indian child
25is eligible for reimbursement under
42 USC 670 to
679b, the findings under this
1subdivision and the findings under par. (b) 1. shall be considered to be the same
2findings.
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3Section
21. 48.355 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(2e) (b) Each time a child's placement is changed under s.
48.32 or 548.357, a trial reunification is ordered under s. 48.358,
a consent decree is revised
6under s. 48.32, or a dispositional order is revised under s. 48.363 or extended under
7s. 48.365, the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall revise the plan to
8conform to the order and shall file a copy of the revised plan with the court. Each plan
9filed under this paragraph shall be made a part of the court order.
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10Section
22. 48.355 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (a) Except as provided under s. 48.368, an order under this section
12or s. 48.357 or 48.365 made before the child
reaches
attains 18 years of age that places
13or continues the placement of the child in his or her home shall terminate one year
14after the date on which the order is
entered granted unless the judge specifies a
15shorter period of time or the judge terminates the order sooner.
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16Section
23. 48.355 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (b) 1. The date on which the child
reaches attains 18 years of age.
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18Section
24. 48.355 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (b) 2. The date that is one year after the date on which the order is
20entered granted.
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21Section
25. 48.355 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (b) 3. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high
23school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child
reaches attains 19 years
24of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school
1or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the
2program before
reaching attaining 19 years of age.
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3Section
26. 48.355 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (b) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high
5school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child
reaches attains 21 years
6of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school
7or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program
8under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child. The court may not
enter grant an order that
9terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older
10when the order is
entered granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of
11the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child
reaches attains 18 years
12of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court
13in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without
14a hearing, shall terminate the order.
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15Section
27. 48.355 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.355
(4) (c) An order under this section or s. 48.357 or 48.365 relating to an
17unborn child in need of protection or services that is made before the unborn child
18is born shall terminate one year after the date on which the order is
entered granted 19unless the judge specifies a shorter period of time or the judge terminates the order
20sooner.
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21Section
28. 48.355 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.355
(4g) Termination of orders; case closure orders. (a) On request of a
23person authorized to file a petition under par. (b) or on its own motion and on a finding
24that granting the request or motion would be in the best interests of the child, the
25court may terminate an order under this section or s. 48.357 or 48.365 before the child
1attains 18 years of age and grant an order determining paternity of the child, legal
2custody of the child, periods of physical placement with the child, visitation rights
3with respect to the child, or the obligation of the child's parents to provide support
4for the child and the responsibility of the child's parents to provide coverage of the
5child's health care expenses if any of the following apply:
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1. The child's parents are parties to a pending action for divorce, annulment,
7or legal separation, a man determined under s. 48.299 (6) (e) 4. to be the biological
8father of the child for purposes of a proceeding under this chapter is a party to a
9pending action to determine paternity of the child under ch. 767, or the child is the
10subject of a pending independent action under s. 767.41 or 767.43 to determine legal
11custody of the child or visitation rights with respect to the child.
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2. The child is the subject of an order that has been granted in an action
13affecting the family determining legal custody of the child, periods of physical
14placement with the child, visitation rights with respect to the child, or the obligation
15of the child's parents to provide support for the child and the responsibility of the
16child's parents to provide coverage of the child's health care expenses.
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(b) The child or his or her counsel or guardian ad litem, the child's parent,
18guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian, the person or agency responsible for
19implementing the dispositional order, or the district attorney or corporation counsel
20may file a petition with the court requesting an order under par. (a) or the court, on
21its own motion, may propose such an order.
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(c) The court shall hold a hearing before granting an order requested or
23proposed under par. (b). At least 5 days before the hearing, the court shall cause
24notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the request or proposal, to be provided
25to the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the child's parent, guardian, and
1legal custodian, the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
2dispositional order, the district attorney or corporation counsel, the child's
3court-appointed special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child, the child's
4Indian custodian and tribe.
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(d) In considering whether to grant a request or proposal for an order under par.
6(a), the court shall proceed as follows:
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1. If the request or proposal is for an order determining paternity of the child,
8the court shall determine paternity in the same manner as paternity is determined
9under subch. IX of ch. 767.
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2. If the request or proposal is for an order determining legal custody of the child
11and periods of physical placement with the child, the court shall determine legal
12custody and periods of physical placement in the same manner as legal custody and
13periods of physical placement are determined under s. 767.41 and 767.481 and, if the
14child is the subject of a preexisting order that has been entered in an action affecting
15the family determining legal custody of the child or periods of physical placement
16with the child, in the same manner as legal custody and periods of physical
17placement are determined under ss. 767.451 and 767.461, except that the court is not
18required to refer the parties for mediation under s. 767.405 (5) or refer the matter
19for a legal custody and physical placement study under s. 767.405 (14), the parties
20are not required to file a parenting plan under s. 767.41 (1m), and the court may not
21transfer legal custody of the child to a relative or an agency under s. 767.41 (3).
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3. If the request or proposal is for an order determining visitation rights with
23respect to the child, the court shall determine those rights in the same manner as
24visitation rights are determined under ss. 767.43 and 767.44.
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14. If the request or proposal is for an order determining the obligation of the
2child's parents to provide support for the child and the responsibility of the child's
3parents to provide coverage of the child's health care expenses, the court shall
4determine that obligation and responsibility in the same manner as that obligation
5and responsibility are determined under ss. 767.511, 767.513, 767.54, 767.55,
6767.57, and 767.58.
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(e) An order under par. (a) may modify a preexisting order of a court exercising
8jurisdiction in an action affecting the family and shall remain in effect until modified
9or terminated by a court exercising that jurisdiction.
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(f) If at the time an order under par. (a) is granted an action described in par.
11(a) 1. is pending or if at that time the child is the subject of a preexisting order
12described in par. (a) 2., the court that granted the order under par. (a) shall file a copy
13of the order with the court that is exercising jurisdiction in that pending action or
14that entered that preexisting order. On receipt of the copy of that order, the court that
15is exercising jurisdiction over the pending action or that granted the preexisting
16order shall provide a copy of that order to all parties to that pending action or to all
17parties that are bound by that preexisting order. The order shall become a part of
18the record of that pending action or the action in which the preexisting order was
19granted.
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(g) 1. A person who is granted legal custody and periods of physical placement
21with a child under an order under par. (a) may seek enforcement of the order by filing
22a motion under s. 767.471 (3) with the court in which the order was filed under par.
23(f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same manner as legal custody and
24physical placement orders are enforced under s. 767.471.
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12. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which legal custody and
2periods of physical placement with a child are determined under an order under par.
3(a) may seek a modification of the order by filing a petition, motion, order to show
4cause, or stipulation with the court in which the order was filed under par. (f), and
5that court may modify the order in the same manner as legal custody and physical
6placement orders are modified under ss. 767.451, 767.461, and 767.481.
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(h) 1. A person who is granted visitation rights with respect to a child under
8an order under par. (a) may seek enforcement of the order by filing a motion for
9contempt of court under s. 767.43 (5) with the court in which the order was filed under
10par. (f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same manner as visitation orders
11are enforced under s. 767.43 (5).
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2. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which visitation rights with
13respect to a child are determined under an order under par. (a) may seek a
14modification of the order by filing a petition, motion, or order to show cause with the
15court in which the order was filed under par. (f), and that court may modify the order
16in the same manner as visitation orders are modified under s. 767.43 (1), (3), or (6),
17whichever is applicable.
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(i) 1. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which the obligation to
19provide support for a child and the responsibility to provide health care coverage for
20a child are determined under an order under par. (a) who is authorized to commence
21an action to compel child support under s. 767.501 may seek enforcement of the order
22by filing an action to compel support under s. 767.501 with the court in which the
23order was filed under par. (f), and that court shall enforce the order in the same
24manner as child support and health care coverage orders are enforced under ss.
25767.511, 767.513, 767.54, 767.55, 767.57, 767.58, and 767.70 to 767.78.
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12. A party to a proceeding under this subsection in which the obligation to
2provide support for a child and the responsibility to provide health care coverage for
3a child are determined under an order under par. (a) may seek a modification of the
4order by filing a petition, motion, or order to show cause with the court in which the
5order was filed under par. (f), and that court may modify the order in the same
6manner as child support and health coverage orders are modified under ss. 767.553
7and 767.59.
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8Section
29. 48.357 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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948.357 (title)
Change in placement; child or expectant mother subject
10to dispositional order.
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11Section
30. 48.357 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(1) (title)
Request by person or agency responsible for order or
13prosecutor.
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14Section
31. 48.357 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(1) (a)
Applicable procedures. The person or agency primarily
16responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district attorney, or the
17corporation counsel may request a change in the placement of the child or expectant
18mother
who is the subject of the dispositional order, whether or not the change
19requested is authorized in the dispositional order, as provided in par. (am) or (c),
20whichever is applicable.
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21Section
32. 48.357 (1) (am) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(1) (am) (title)
Changes in placement generally.
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23Section
33. 48.357 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 48.357 (1) (am)
241. a. and amended to read:
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148.357
(1) (am) 1. a.
If the proposed change in placement involves any change
2in placement other than a change in placement specified Except as provided in par.
3(c), the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional
4order, the district attorney, or the corporation counsel
shall cause may request a
5change in placement under this subsection by causing written notice of the proposed
6change in placement to be sent to the child,
the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, 7the parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the child, any foster parent or other
8physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the child's court-appointed
9special advocate, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the
10home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the Indian child's Indian custodian and
11tribe.
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12b. If the child is the expectant mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133,
13written notice
of the proposed change in placement shall also be sent to the unborn
14child's guardian ad litem. If the change in placement involves an adult expectant
15mother of an unborn child under s. 48.133, written notice
of the proposed change in
16placement shall be sent to the adult expectant mother
, the physical custodian of the
17adult expectant mother, and the unborn child's guardian ad litem.
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18c. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the
19reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement
20is preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the new placement
21satisfies
the objectives of the treatment plan
or permanency plan ordered by the
22court.
The person sending the notice shall file the notice with the court on the same
23day that the notice is sent.
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34. 48.357 (1) (am) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.357
(1) (am) 2. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2r., any person receiving
2the notice under subd. 1. or notice of a specific placement under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 2.,
3other than a court-appointed special advocate, may obtain a hearing on the matter
4by filing an objection with the court within 10 days after
receipt of the notice
is sent
5to that person and filed with the court. Except as provided in subds. 2m. and 2r., if
6an objection is filed within 10 days after that notice is sent and filed with the court,
7the court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering any change in placement. At least
83 days before the hearing, the court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons
9who are required to receive notice under subd. 1. or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 2. If all parties
10consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. Except as provided
11in subds. 2m. and 2r., if no objection is filed within 10 days after that notice is sent
12and filed with the court, the court shall enter an order changing the child's placement
13as proposed in that notice. Except as provided in subds. 2m. and 2r., placements may
14not be changed until 10 days after that notice is sent
to and filed with the court unless
15written waivers of objection are signed as follows:
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35. 48.357 (1) (am) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(1) (am) 2m. Changes in placement that were authorized in the
18dispositional order may be made immediately if notice is given as required under
19subd. 1.
In addition, a A hearing is not required for
changes in placement
changes 20authorized in the dispositional order except when an objection filed by a person who
21received notice alleges that new information is available that affects the advisability
22of the
court's dispositional order.
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36. 48.357 (1) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(1) (am) 3. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement
25outside the home to another placement outside the home, the
change in placement
1change-in-placement order shall contain the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a) 1m.
2and, the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (a) 2.
, and the finding under sub. (2v)
3(a) 2m. If the court changes the placement of an Indian child who has been removed
4from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian from a placement outside that
5home to another placement outside that home, the
change in placement 6change-in-placement order shall, in addition, comply with the order of placement
7preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court
8finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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37. 48.357 (1) (c) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(1) (c) (title)
In-home to out-of-home placement.
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38. 48.357 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(1) (c) 1. If the proposed change in placement would change the
13placement of a child placed in the home to a placement outside the home, the person
14or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order, the district
15attorney, or the corporation counsel shall submit a request for the change in
16placement to the court. The request shall contain the name and address of the new
17placement, the reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the
18new placement is preferable to the present placement, and a statement of how the
19new placement satisfies
the objectives of the treatment plan
or permanency plan 20ordered by the court. The request shall also contain specific information showing
21that continued placement of the child in his or her home would be contrary to the
22welfare of the child and, unless any of the circumstances specified in s. 48.355 (2d)
23(b) 1. to 5. applies, specific information showing that the agency primarily
24responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to
1prevent the removal of the child from the home, while assuring that the child's health
2and safety are the paramount concerns.
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39. 48.357 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: