SB387,50
22Section
50. 48.357 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2m) (bm)
Child placed outside the home. If the court changes the child's
24placement from a placement in the child's home to a placement outside the child's
25home, the parent, if present at the hearing, shall be requested to provide the names
1and other identifying information of 3 relatives of the child or other individuals 18
2years of age or over whose homes the parent requests the court to consider as
3placements for the child, unless that information has previously been provided under
4this paragraph, sub. (1) (c) 2m., or s. 48.21 (3) (f) or 48.335 (6). If the parent does not
5provide that information at the hearing, the county department, the department in
6a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, or the agency primarily
7responsible for implementing the dispositional order shall permit the parent to
8provide the information at a later date.
SB387,51
9Section
51. 48.357 (2m) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2m) (br)
Indian child; notice. If the child is an Indian child, and if the
11proposed change in placement would change the placement of the Indian child from
12a placement in the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to a placement
13outside that home, notice under par. (b)
2. to the Indian child's parent, Indian
14custodian, and tribe shall be provided in the manner specified in s. 48.028 (4) (a).
15Notwithstanding par. (b)
2., no hearing on the request or proposal may be held until
16at least 10 days after receipt of the notice by the Indian child's parent, Indian
17custodian, and tribe or, if the identity or location of the Indian child's parent, Indian
18custodian, or tribe cannot be determined, until at least 15 days after receipt of the
19notice by the U.S. secretary of the interior. On request of the Indian child's parent,
20Indian custodian, or tribe, the court shall grant a continuance of up to 20 additional
21days to enable the requester to prepare for the hearing.
SB387,52
22Section
52. 48.357 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2m) (c)
Contents of order. 1. If the court changes the child's placement
24from a placement in the child's home to a placement outside the child's home, the
25change in placement change-in-placement order shall contain the findings under
1sub. (2v) (a) 1., the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a) 1m., the applicable statement
2under sub. (2v) (a) 2.,
the finding under sub. (2v) (a) 2m., and, if in addition the court
3finds that any of the circumstances under s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies with
4respect to a parent, the determination under sub. (2v) (a) 3. If the court changes the
5placement of an Indian child from a placement in the home of his or her parent or
6Indian custodian to a placement outside that home, the
change in placement 7change-in-placement order shall, in addition, contain the findings under sub. (2v)
8(a) 4. and comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or,
9if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s.
1048.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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2. If the court changes the child's placement from a placement outside the home
12to another placement outside the home, the
change in placement 13change-in-placement order shall contain the applicable order under sub. (2v) (a) 1m.
14and, the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (a) 2.
, and the finding under sub. (2v)
15(a) 2m. If the court changes the placement of an Indian child from a placement
16outside the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian to another placement
17outside that home, the
change in placement change-in-placement order shall, in
18addition, comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
19applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028
20(7) (e), for departing from that order.
SB387,53
21Section
53. 48.357 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2r) Removal from foster home or other physical custodian. If a
23hearing is held under sub. (1) (am) 2. or (2m) (b)
1. and the change in placement would
24remove a child from a foster home or other placement with a physical custodian
25described in s. 48.62 (2), the court shall give the foster parent or other physical
1custodian a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster parent or other
2physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the hearing or to
3submit a written statement prior to the hearing relating to the child and the
4requested change in placement. A foster parent or other physical custodian
5described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing under sub. (1) (am) 1. or (2m)
6(b)
2. and a right to be heard under this subsection does not become a party to the
7proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice
8and right to be heard.
SB387,54
9Section
54. 48.357 (2v) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (title)
Change-in-placement order.
SB387,55
11Section
55. 48.357 (2v) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) (title)
Contents of order.
SB387,56
13Section
56. 48.357 (2v) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) 1. If the
change in placement change-in-placement order
15changes the child's placement from a placement in the child's home to a placement
16outside the child's home, a finding that continued placement of the child in his or her
17home would be contrary to the welfare of the child and, unless a circumstance
18specified in s. 48.355 (2d) (b) 1. to 5. applies, a finding that
the county department,
19department, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, or the agency
20primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order has made reasonable
21efforts to prevent the removal of the child from the home, while assuring that the
22child's health and safety are the paramount concerns.
SB387,57
23Section
57. 48.357 (2v) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) 1m. If the
change in placement change-in-placement order
25changes the placement of a child who is under the supervision of the county
1department or, in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more, the
2department to a placement outside the child's home, whether from a placement in
3the home or from another placement outside the home, an order ordering the child
4into, or to be continued in, the placement and care responsibility of the county
5department or department as required under
42 USC 672 (a) (2) and assigning the
6county department or department primary responsibility, or continued primary
7responsibility, for providing services to the child.
SB387,58
8Section
58. 48.357 (2v) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) 2. If the
change in placement change-in-placement order
would
10change changes the placement of the child to a placement outside the home
11recommended by the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
12dispositional order, whether from a placement in the home or from another
13placement outside the home, a statement that the court approves the placement
14recommended by that person or agency or, if the
change in placement 15change-in-placement order
would change changes the placement of the child to a
16placement outside the home that is not a placement recommended by that person or
17agency, whether from a placement in the home or from another placement outside
18the home, a statement that the court has given bona fide consideration to the
19recommendations made by that person or agency and all parties relating to the
20child's placement.
SB387,59
21Section
59. 48.357 (2v) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (a) 2m. If
the change-in-placement order changes the placement
23of the child to a placement outside the home and if the child has one or more siblings,
24as defined in s. 48.38 (4) (br) 1., who have been placed outside the home or for whom
25a change in placement to a placement outside the home is requested, a finding as to
1whether the county department, the department in a county having a population of
2500,000 750,000 or more, or the agency primarily responsible for implementing the
3dispositional order has made reasonable efforts to place the child in a placement that
4enables the sibling group to remain together, unless the court determines that a joint
5placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or any of those
6siblings, in which case the court shall order the county department, department, or
7agency to make reasonable efforts to provide for frequent visitation or other ongoing
8interaction between the child and the siblings, unless the court determines that such
9visitation or interaction would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or
10any of those siblings.
SB387,60
11Section
60. 48.357 (2v) (b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (b) (title)
Documentation of basis of findings.
SB387,61
13Section
61. 48.357 (2v) (c) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (c) (title)
Reasonable efforts not required; permanency hearing.
SB387,62
15Section
62. 48.357 (2v) (d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(2v) (d) (title)
Search for relatives.
SB387,63
17Section
63. 48.357 (2v) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(2v) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the court shall order the county
19department, the department in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or
20more, or the agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order
21to conduct a diligent search in order to locate and provide notice of the information
22specified in s. 48.21 (5) (e) 2. a. to e. to all relatives of the child named under sub. (1)
23(c) 2m. or (2m) (bm) and to all adult relatives, as defined in s. 48.21 (5) (e) 1., of the
24child within 30 days after the child is removed from the custody of the child's parent
25unless the child is returned to his or her home within that period. The court may also
1order the county department, department, or agency to conduct a diligent search in
2order to locate and provide notice of that information to all other adult individuals
3named under sub. (1) (c) 2m. or (2m) (bm) within 30 days after the child is removed
4from the custody of the child's parent unless the child is returned to his or her home
5within that period. The county department, department, or agency may not provide
6that notice to a person named under sub. (1) (c) 2m. or (2m) (bm) or to an adult
7relative if the county department, department, or agency has reason to believe that
8it would be dangerous to the child or to the parent if the child were placed with that
9person or adult relative.
SB387,64
10Section
64. 48.357 (4d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(4d) (title)
Prohibited placements based on homicide of parent.
SB387,65
12Section
65. 48.357 (4d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(4d) (a)
Prohibition. Except as provided in par. (b), the court may not
14change a child's placement to a placement in the home of a person who has been
15convicted
under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 16of the
2nd-degree intentional homicide
, of a parent of the child
under s. 940.01 or
17940.05, if the conviction has not been reversed, set aside
, or vacated.
SB387,66
18Section
66. 48.357 (4d) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(4d) (am)
Change in placement required. Except as provided in par. (b),
20if a parent in whose home a child is placed is convicted
under s. 940.01 of the
21first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the
2nd-degree intentional 22homicide
, of the child's other parent
under s. 940.01 or 940.05, and the conviction has
23not been reversed, set aside
, or vacated, the court shall change the child's placement
24to a placement
out of outside the home of the parent on petition of the child,
the child's
25counsel or guardian ad litem, the guardian or legal custodian of the child,
a the
1person or agency
bound by primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional
2order
, or the district attorney or corporation counsel of the county in which the
3dispositional order was entered, or on the court's own motion, and on notice to the
4parent.
SB387,67
5Section
67. 48.357 (4d) (b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(4d) (b) (title)
Exception.
SB387,68
7Section
68. 48.357 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(5m) Child support. (a) If a proposed change in placement
changes 9would change a child's placement from a placement in the child's home to a placement
10outside the child's home, the court shall order the child's parent to provide a
11statement of
the income, assets, debts
, and living expenses
of the child and the child's
12parent to the court or the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing
13the dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall
14provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide
a that statement
of
15income, assets, debts, and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage
16standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9) and the manner of its
17application established by the department under s. 49.345 (14) (g) and listing the
18factors that a court may consider under s. 49.345 (14) (c). If the child is placed outside
19the child's home, the court shall determine the liability of the parent in the manner
20provided in s. 49.345 (14).
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(b) If the court orders the child's parent to provide a statement of
the income,
22assets, debts
, and living expenses
of the child and the child's parent to the court or
23if the court orders the child's parent to provide that statement to the person or agency
24primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order and that person or
25agency is not the county department or, in a county having a population of
500,000
1750,000 or more, the department, the court shall also order the child's parent to
2provide that statement to the county department or, in a county having a population
3of
500,000 750,000 or more, the department by a date specified by the court. The
4county department or, in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or more,
5the department shall provide, without charge, to the parent a form on which to
6provide that statement, and the parent shall provide that statement on that form.
7The county department or, in a county having a population of
500,000 750,000 or
8more, the department shall use the information provided in the statement to
9determine whether the department may claim federal foster care and adoption
10assistance reimbursement under
42 USC 670 to
679a for the cost of providing care
11for the child.
SB387,69
12Section
69. 48.357 (5r) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(5r) (title)
Expectant mother; placement outside the home.
SB387,70
14Section
70. 48.357 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.357
(6) (title)
Duration of order.
SB387,71
16Section
71. 48.357 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (a) (intro.) No change in placement may extend the expiration date
18of the original
dispositional order, except that if the change in placement is from a
19placement in the child's home to a placement outside the home the court may extend
20the expiration date of the original
dispositional order to the latest of the following
21dates, unless the court specifies a shorter period:
SB387,72
22Section
72. 48.357 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (a) 1. The date on which the child
reaches attains 18 years of age.
SB387,73
24Section
73. 48.357 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.357
(6) (a) 2. The date that is one year after the date on which the
change
2in placement change-in-placement order is
entered granted.
SB387,74
3Section
74. 48.357 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (a) 3. 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 19 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 is reasonably expected to complete the
8program before
reaching attaining 19 years of age.
SB387,75
9Section
75. 48.357 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (a) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high
11school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child
reaches attains 21 years
12of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school
13or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program
14under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child. The court may not
enter grant an order that
15terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older
16when the order is
entered granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of
17the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child
reaches attains 18 years
18of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court
19in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without
20a hearing, shall terminate the order.
SB387,76
21Section
76. 48.357 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.357
(6) (b) If the change in placement is from a placement outside the home
23to a placement in the child's home and if the expiration date of the original
24dispositional order is more than one year after the date on which the
change in
25placement change-in-placement order is
entered granted, the court shall shorten
1the expiration date of the original
dispositional order to the date that is one year after
2the date on which the
change in placement change-in-placement order is
entered 3granted or to an earlier date as specified by the court.
SB387,77
4Section
77. 48.358 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.358
(2) (a)
Request or proposal. No trial reunification may occur without a
6court order. Only the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the
7dispositional order may request the court to order a trial reunification. The request
8shall contain the name and address of the requested trial reunification home, a
9statement describing why the trial reunification is in the best interests of the child,
10and a statement describing how the trial reunification satisfies the objectives of the
11child's permanency plan. A request for a trial reunification may not be made on the
12sole grounds that an emergency condition necessitates an immediate removal of the
13child from his or her out-of-home placement. If an emergency condition necessitates
14such an immediate removal, the person or agency primarily responsible for
15implementing the dispositional order shall proceed as provided in s. 48.357 (2)
(a).
SB387,78
16Section
78. 48.36 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.36
(1) (a) If legal custody is transferred from the parent or guardian or the
18court otherwise designates an alternative placement for the child by
a consent decree
19under s. 48.32, a disposition made under s. 48.345
, or
by a change in placement under
20s. 48.357, the duty of the parent or guardian or, in the case of a transfer of
21guardianship and custody under s. 48.839 (4), the duty of the former guardian to
22provide support shall continue even though the legal custodian or the placement
23designee may provide the support. A copy of the order transferring custody or
24designating alternative placement for the child shall be submitted to the agency or
25person receiving custody or placement and the agency or person may apply to the
1court for an order to compel the parent or guardian to provide the support. Support
2payments for residential services, when purchased or otherwise funded or provided
3by the department or a county department, shall be determined under s. 49.345 (14).
4Support payments for residential services, when purchased or otherwise funded by
5the department of health services or a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437,
6shall be determined under s. 46.10 (14).
SB387,79
7Section
79. 48.365 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (a) Except as provided in s. 48.368, an order under this section that
9continues the placement of a child in his or her home or that relates to an unborn
10child of an adult expectant mother shall be for a specified length of time not to exceed
11one year after the date on which the order is
entered
granted.
SB387,80
12Section
80. 48.365 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (b) 1. The date on which the child
reaches attains 18 years of age.
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14Section
81. 48.365 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (b) 2. The date that is one year after the date on which the order is
16entered granted.
SB387,82
17Section
82. 48.365 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (b) 3. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high
19school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child
reaches attains 19 years
20of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school
21or its vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the
22program before
reaching attaining 19 years of age.
SB387,83
23Section
83. 48.365 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.365
(5) (b) 4. The date on which the child is granted a high school or high
25school equivalency diploma or the date on which the child
reaches attains 21 years
1of age, whichever occurs first, if the child is a full-time student at a secondary school
2or its vocational or technical equivalent and if an individualized education program
3under s. 115.787 is in effect for the child. The court may not
enter grant an order that
4terminates as provided in this subdivision unless the child is 17 years of age or older
5when the order is
entered granted and the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of
6the child, agrees to the order. At any time after the child
reaches attains 18 years
7of age, the child, or the child's guardian on behalf of the child, may request the court
8in writing to terminate the order and, on receipt of such a request, the court, without
9a hearing, shall terminate the order.
SB387,84
10Section
84. 48.38 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.38
(4m) (title)
Reasonable efforts not required; permanency
12determination hearing.
SB387,85
13Section
85. 48.42 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.42
(1) (bm) The information required under s. 822.29 (1).
SB387,86
15Section
86. 48.43 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.43
(8) The agency appointed as the guardian of a child who is the subject
17of a guardianship order under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4., (am), or (b), the district
18attorney or corporation counsel, the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem,
19the legal custodian or Indian custodian of the child, or any agency responsible for
20securing the adoption of the child or for establishing the child in a permanent family
21setting may petition the court for the appointment of a successor guardian of the
22child or the court, on its own motion, may propose the appointment of a successor
23guardian of the child. Except as provided in s. 48.185 (5), the petition or motion shall
24be heard in the same manner and shall be subject to the same requirements as
25provided in s. 54.54 for the appointment of a successor guardian.
SB387,87
1Section
87. 48.437 of the statutes is created to read:
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248.437 Change in placement; posttermination of parental rights. (1) 3Request by guardian or prosecutor. (a)
Notice; information required. The agency
4appointed as the guardian of a child who is subject to a guardianship order under s.
548.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4., (am), or (b), the district attorney, or the corporation counsel
6may request a change in the placement of the child by causing written notice of the
7proposed change in placement to be sent to the child, the child's counsel or guardian
8ad litem, the legal custodian of the child, any foster parent or other physical
9custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the operator of the facility in which
10the child is living, any agency responsible for securing the adoption of the child or
11for establishing the child in a permanent family setting, and, if the child is an Indian
12child who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian,
13the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe.
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2. The notice shall contain the name and address of the new placement, the
15reasons for the change in placement, a statement describing why the new placement
16is preferable to the present placement, a statement of how the new placement
17satisfies the objectives of the treatment plan or permanency plan ordered by the
18court, and, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his
19or her parent or Indian custodian, a statement as to whether the new placement is
20in compliance with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if
21applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and, if the new placement is not in compliance with that
22order, specific information showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for
23departing from that order. The person sending the notice shall file the notice with
24the court on the same day the notice is sent.
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1(b)
Hearing; order. Any person receiving the notice under par. (a) may obtain
2a hearing on the matter by filing an objection with the court within 10 days after the
3notice is sent to the person and filed with the court. If an objection is filed within 10
4days after that notice is sent and filed with the court, the court shall hold a hearing
5prior to ordering any change in placement. At least 3 days before the hearing, the
6court shall provide notice of the hearing to all persons who are required to receive
7notice under par. (a). If all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with
8the hearing. If no objection is filed within 10 days after that notice is sent and filed
9with the court, the court shall enter an order changing the child's placement as
10proposed in that notice. Placements may not be changed until 10 days after that
11notice is sent and filed with the court unless written waivers of objection are signed
12by the legal custodian or Indian custodian, the child, if 12 years of age or over, and
13the child's tribe, if the child is an Indian child who has been removed from the home
14of his or her parent or Indian custodian.
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(c)
Contents of order. The change-in-placement order shall contain the
16applicable order under sub. (2v) (a), the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (b), and
17the finding under sub. (2v) (c). If the court changes the placement of an Indian child
18who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
19change-in-placement order shall, in addition, comply with the order of placement
20preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court
21finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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22(2) Emergency change in placement. If emergency conditions necessitate an
23immediate change in the placement of a child who is the subject of a guardianship
24order under s. 48.427 (3) (a) 1. to 4., (am), or (b), the agency appointed as the guardian
25of the child may remove the child to a new placement without the prior notice under
1sub. (1) (a). Notice of the emergency change in placement shall be sent to all persons
2specified in sub. (1) (a) 1. within 48 hours after the emergency change in placement.
3Any party receiving notice may demand a hearing under sub. (1) (b). In emergency
4situations, a child may be placed in a licensed public or private shelter care facility
5as a transitional placement for not more than 20 days or in any placement authorized
6under s. 48.345 (3).
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7(2m) Request by others. (a)
Request; information required. A child who is the
8subject of a guardianship order under s. 48.427 (3) (a) 1. to 4., (am), or (b), the child's
9counsel or guardian ad litem, the legal custodian or Indian custodian of the child, or
10any agency responsible for securing the adoption of the child or for establishing the
11child in a permanent family setting, other than the agency appointed as the guardian
12of the child, may request a change in the placement of the child as provided in this
13subsection. The request shall contain the name and address of the new placement
14requested, shall state what new information is available that affects the advisability
15of the current placement, and, if the proposed change in placement would change the
16placement of an Indian child who has been removed from the home of his or her
17parent or Indian custodian, shall contain a statement as to whether the new
18placement is in compliance with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028
19(7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c) and, if the new placement is not in compliance
20with that order, specific information showing good cause, as described in s. 48.028
21(7) (e), for departing from that order. The request shall be submitted to the court.
22The court may also propose a change in placement on its own motion.
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(b)
Hearing; when required. 1. The court shall hold a hearing prior to ordering
24any change in placement requested or proposed under par. (a) if the request or
25proposal states that new information is available that affects the advisability of the
1current placement. A hearing is not required if written waivers of objection to the
2proposed change in placement are signed by all persons entitled to receive notice
3under subd. 2, and the court approves.
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2. If a hearing is scheduled, at least 3 days before the hearing the court shall
5notify the child, the child's counsel or guardian ad litem, the guardian and legal
6custodian of the child, the district attorney or corporation counsel, any foster parent
7or other physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2) of the child, the operator of the
8facility in which the child is living, any agency responsible for securing the adoption
9of the child or for establishing the child in a permanent family setting, and, if the
10child is an Indian child, the Indian child's Indian custodian and tribe. A copy of the
11request or proposal for the change in placement shall be attached to the notice. If
12all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing.
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(c)
Contents of order. The change-in-placement order shall contain the
14applicable order under sub. (2v) (a), the applicable statement under sub. (2v) (b), and
15the finding under sub. (2v) (c). If the court changes the placement of an Indian child
16who has been removed from the home of his or her parent or Indian custodian, the
17change-in-placement order shall, in addition, comply with the order of placement
18preference under s. 48.028 (7) (b) or, if applicable, s. 48.028 (7) (c), unless the court
19finds good cause, as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), for departing from that order.
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20(2r) Removal from foster home, sustaining parent, or other physical
21custodian. If a hearing is held under sub. (1) (b) or (2m) (b) and the change in
22placement would remove a child from a foster home or other placement with a
23physical custodian described in s. 48.62 (2), the court shall give the foster parent or
24other physical custodian a right to be heard at the hearing by permitting the foster
25parent or other physical custodian to make a written or oral statement during the
1hearing or to submit a written statement prior to the hearing relating to the child and
2the requested change in placement. A foster parent or other physical custodian
3described in s. 48.62 (2) who receives notice of a hearing under sub. (1) (b) or (2m) (b)
4and a right to be heard under this subsection does not become a party to the
5proceeding on which the hearing is held solely on the basis of receiving that notice
6and right to be heard.
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7(2v) Change-in-placement order. A change-in-placement order under sub.
8(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
10under the guardianship of the department or a county department, an order ordering
11the child to be continued in the placement and care responsibility of the department
12or county department as required under
42 USC 672 (a) (2) and assigning the
13department or county department continued primary responsibility for providing
14services to the child.