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STATE EX REL. STEDMAN v. ROHNER

No. 87-1272.

149 Wis.2d 146 (1989)

438 N.W.2d 585

STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. Steven STEDMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert L. ROHNER, Sheriff of Racine County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Michael Plaisted, assistant state public defender.

For the respondent there was a brief by Mark Janiuk, Kevin Van Kampen, and William H. Honrath, all of Racine, and oral argument by Mr. Honrath.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Donald P. Johns, assistant attorney general, and Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general, for the State of Wisconsin.

LOUIS J. CECI, J.

This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals, pursuant to sec. (Rule) 809.61, Stats. Two issues are presented. The first issue is whether the initiation of an action by a family court commissioner for remedial contempt to enforce child support obligations contravenes Wisconsin law. The second issue is whether the initiation of an action by a family court commissioner for remedial contempt to enforce child support obligations...

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