Legal Opinion
B.L.J. v. Polk County Department of Social Services
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1991No. 89-0816PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, 153 Wis. 2d 249, 450 N.W.2d 499 (Ct. App. 1989) affirming an order of the circuit court for Polk county terminating the parental rights of B.L.J. (mother) to K.D.J. (child), Honorable James R. Erickson, Judge. The mother petitioned this court for review and the petition was granted. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals.
The issue on review as framed by counsel for the mother is:
AS APPLIED BY THE TRIAL COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS BELOW, IS SEC. 48.424(4), STATS., UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND IN CONFLICT WITH THIS COURT'S DECISION IN IN…
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