Supreme Court arguments December 8, 2009

9:45 a.m. Sheboygan County DH&HS v. Tanya M. B. (2008AP3065, 2008AP3066, and 2008AP3067) and Sheboygan County DH&HS v. William L. (2009AP136, 2009AP137, and 2009AP138) review of the Court of Appeals decision on the issues:

Whether Wis. Stat. §48.355 requires the trial court to order the DH &HS to provide specific services in a CHIPS (Children In Protective Services) dispositional order aside from the Department’s inherent duty to supervise the case, such that failure to do so render the order void.

Whether the parents waived their right to challenge the form and validity of the CHIPS order by submitting to the court’s jurisdiction for four years.

Synopsis at Supreme Court accepts eight new cases


10:45 a.m. Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Goldstein (2007AP2771-D)