Jackson County Department of Health & Human Services v. Susan H.

¶ 1. The Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services appeals the circuit court order continuing protective placement for Susan H. after determining that she continues to meet the criteria for protective placement under Wis. Stat. § 55.08(1) (2007-08). The issue on appeal is the proper construction of § 55.08(l)(a), which requires that the person protectively placed have "a primary need for residential care and custody." The Department contends that a person does not have a primary need for residential custody when the person resides in a facility or home licensed for fewer than…