S.E. v. Waukesha County

Waukesha county appeals from a circuit court order denying its petition that future foster care costs be paid from a trust established on behalf of a minor, S.E. The issue is whether a minor is responsible for payment of social services provided for him or her when that service is in the form of court-ordered foster care. Because the statutes provide the exclusive remedy for the determination and enforcement of liability, and because the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm the order of the trial court.

In 1986, S.E. commenced an action against Wauke-sha county and other parties…