Legal Opinion
Grant County Department of Social Services v. Unified Board of Grant & Iowa Counties
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 1, 2004No. 03-0634PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
¶ 1. Grant County Department of Social Services appeals an order dismissing its petition for guardianship and protective placement of Jane E.E The petition for guardianship and protective placement was dismissed upon motion by the Unified Board of Grant and Iowa Counties, alleging that the circuit court lacked competence to proceed upon the petition because Jane was not a resident of the State of Wisconsin. The County argues that pursuant to federal case law, Jane is the proper subject of a Wisconsin guardianship and the statutory residency requirements violate her right to interstate travel.…
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