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STEVEN V. v. KELLEY

No. 02-2860.

271 Wis.2d 1 (2004)

2004 WI 47

678 N.W.2d 856

IN RE the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO ALEXANDER V., a Person Under the Age of 18: STEVEN V., Petitioner-Respondent, v. KELLEY H., Respondent-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the respondent-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Philip J. Brehm, Janesville.

For the petitioner-respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Duane M. Jorgenson, Darlington.

A guardian ad litem brief was filed by Douglas J. Heenan and Block, Scott & Heenan, LLC, Platteville, and oral argument by Douglas J. Heenan.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by David Wambach, E. Michael McCann, Mary Sowinski, and Thomas Binger, on behalf of Wisconsin District Attorney's Association.

¶ 1. DIANE S. SYKES, J.

This termination of parental rights (TPR) case presents two issues for our review: 1) whether partial summary judgment pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 802.08 (2001-02)1 is available in the first phase of a TPR case, at which parental unfitness is adjudicated; and 2) whether the circuit court is required at the initial TPR hearing to advise the nonpetitioning party of...

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