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Special Committee on Child Guardianship and Custody

Chair: Sen. Alan Lasee
Legislative Council Staff: Phillip G. Cardis and Russ Whitesel
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The special committee is directed to examine current state laws regarding guardianship of minors, the rights and responsibilities of guardians, and to develop proposed legislation to clarify and improve current guardianship laws.

The committee also will review the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act which has been proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), and determine whether the state should replace the 1968 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

Assignment Completed
Report to Legislature
March 9, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
December 14, 2004 Meeting
  •  LRB-0556/1, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
October 20, 2004 Meeting
  • 2003 Wisconsin Act 130, relating to legal custody in an action affecting the family
  • Act Memo, 2003 Wisconsin Act 130, Legal Custody in an Action Affecting the Family; Effect of Abuse, prepared by Don Salm, Legislative Council staff (3-13-2004)
  • Section 48.023, Stats., Guardianship
  • Section 48.977, Stats., Guardians for Children in Need of Protective Services (CHIPS)
  • Section 48.978, Stats., Standby Guardians for Children
  • LRB-3592/1, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  • Memo, DHFS Presentation to Guardianship and Custody Study Committee (10-14-04), from Mark S. Mitchell, Manager, Child Welfare Policy Development Section, bureau of Programs and Policies, Division of Children and Family Services, DHFS
  • Summary, Subsidized Guardianship Program Requirements
  • Excerpt, Wisconsin Subsidized Guardianship Waiver, Excerpt from Federal Waiver Terms and Conditions (9-04)
  • Summary, Wisconsin Subsidized Guardianship Program (9-04)
  • 2003 Senate Bill 488
  • Testimony, Wisconsin Juvenile Guardianships, presented by Theresa L. Roetter, Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes, LLP
September 22, 2004 Meeting
  • Handout, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (1997), drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
  • Handout, A Few Facts About the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Uniform Law Commissioners, The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (2002).
  • Handout, Summary Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Uniform Law Commissioners, The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (2002).
  • Handbook, Understanding Guardianships:  A Handbook for Guardians, Published and copyrighted by the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Consumer Protection Committee (2003) [for committee members only].  [The handbook is available from the State Bar of Wisconsin, 5302 Eastpark Blvd., Madison, WI 53718 (telephone:  (608) 257-3838).]