Legal Opinion
M.W. v. Monroe County Department of Human Services
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1984No. 82-1576PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, C. J.
This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals 1 affirming the order of the circuit court for Monroe county, James W. Rice, Circuit Judge, which terminated the parental rights of M.W. and I.W. to their children, M.A.M., S.M., and S.M. We reverse and remand for new proceedings because the trial judge failed to follow the directions of sec. 48.23 (2), Stats., in respect to representation by counsel, and failed to inform the parents of their right to a jury trial as required by sec. 48.422 (1) and (4).
The following facts of record are pertinent to this review. M.A.M., S.M., and S.M. are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Kurtz v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
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- Waukesha County Department of Social Services v. C.E.W.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- In Interest of Md (S)Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
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