Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 25-87, (1987)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided May 1, 1987PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES J. DUVALL, District Attorney Buffalo County
You ask three questions relating to protective placements under chapter 55, Stats. Several of the issues you have raised are discussed in 65 Op. Att'y Gen. 49 (1976).
Your first question is as follows: "1. What is the definition of `residence' for venue purposes in Chapter 55?"
In my opinion, the definition of residence for venue and other purposes under chapter 55 is physical presence plus intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation.
Section 55.06(3)(c), Stats., which is the venue provision to which you refer, provides that "[a] petition may…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Columbia County v. Board of Trustees of Wisconsin Retirement FundWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Miller v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the WorldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Wengerd v. RinehartCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983
- Shopper Advertiser, Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of RevenueWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
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