Legal Opinion
Thelen v. Catholic Social Services
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 27, 1988No. 87-C-0373PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
WARREN, Chief Judge.
Wisconsin law provides that, except under certain circumstances, no petition for adoption may be filed unless the child has been in the home of the prospective adoptive parents for six months or more. Sec. 48.90(2), Wis.Stats. If, prior to adoption but after six months, a licensed agency seeks to remove the child from the home, the prospective parents are entitled to a hearing before the child is removed. Sec. 48.64(lm), Stats. If, during the six months prior to adoption, the agency has removed the child from the home, the parents are entitled to a…
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