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IN INTEREST OF J.L.W.

No. 80-2191.

102 Wis.2d 118 (1981)

306 N.W.2d 46

IN the INTEREST OF J.L.W., a person under the age of 18: MRS. R., Appellant, v. Mr. and Mrs. B., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Kenneth J. Murray, Richard D. Moake, Laurie A. Eggert and Murray & Moake, S.C., of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Kenneth J. Murray and Richard Moake.

For the respondents there was a brief by Patrick Schmidt, William E. Fisher, Joan P. Clark and Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Schmidt.

(On by-pass from Court of Appeals.)

DAY, J.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, permanently terminating the parental rights of Mrs. R. to her son J.L.W. The primary question is: May the parental rights of Mrs. R. be terminated without a finding that she is an unfit parent? We hold that termination of her parental rights, without a finding of unfitness, constituted a denial of her fundamental rights, protected...

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