MICHAEL T. v. BRIGGS

No. 96-1297.

204 Wis.2d 401 (1996)

555 N.W.2d 651

IN RE the INTEREST OF KATIE T. V. JUSTIN R.: MICHAEL T. and Carol T., Appellants, v. Norma BRIGGS, Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, DANE COUNTY, Intervenor-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard J. Auerbach of Auerbach & Porter of Madison.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael J. Briggs of Madison.

For the intervenor-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Cal W. Kornstedt, corporation counsel, with Dyann Hafner, assistant corporation counsel.

Before Eich, C.J., Vergeront and Roggensack, JJ.


EICH, C.J.

Michael and Carol T. appeal from an order requiring them to pay the fees of the guardian ad litem appointed for their daughter, Katie T., the petitioner in a child abuse/harassment proceeding.

While we believe requiring Dane County to pay the fees under the circumstances of this case is inappropriate, the plain language of the applicable statutes unfortunately requires that result.

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