Legal Opinion
State v. T.A.D.S. (In re T.S.)
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 18, 2019No. Appeal No. 2018AP2173Published
1Opinion of the Court
KESSLER, J.1
¶1 T.A.D.S. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, T.S. T.A.D.S. argues that his no contest plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 On September 13, 2017, the State filed a petition to terminate T.A.D.S.'s parental rights to his daughter. The petition alleged abandonment and failure to assume parental responsibility.
¶3 At the final pretrial hearing, T.A.D.S., through counsel, informed the circuit court that he would plead no contest to the abandonment ground. The court then engaged in a lengthy colloquy with T.A.D.S. to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. BangertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
- Waukesha County v. Steven H.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
- Oneida County Department of Social Services v. Therese S.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2008
- Brown County Department of Human Services v. Brenda B.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2011