Legal Opinion

In re M.R.S.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided January 30, 2019No. Appeal No. 2018AP244Published

1Opinion of the Court

REILLY, P.J.1

¶1 J.P.S., M.R.S.'s paternal grandmother,2 appeals from an order granting a petition for a change of placement of M.R.S. from grandma's home to the home of foster parents, A.C. and R.C.,3 pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.357. For the reasons that follow, we agree that the circuit court properly exercised its discretion and accordingly affirm.

¶2 M.R.S. was born in December 2014 while both her birth mother and father4 were incarcerated. Four days later, an order for temporary physical custody was entered, placing M.R.S. in the home of the foster parents. Walworth County Department of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Barstad v. FrazierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Richard D. v. Rebecca G.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999

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