State v. James P.

No. 04-0723.

274 Wis.2d 494 (2004)

2004 WI App 124

684 N.W.2d 164

IN RE the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO CHEZRON M., a Person Under the Age of 18: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. JAMES P., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 11, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Carl W. Chesshir, Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of E. Michael McCann, district attorney and Thomas C. Binger, assistant district attorney, Milwaukee.

On behalf of the minor child, there was a brief filed by Shelia Hill-Roberts, guardian ad litem, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc., Milwaukee.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Fine and Curley, JJ.


FINE, J.

¶ 1. James P. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to Chezron M., a girl born in 1995. The trial court determined in a bench trial that James P. had abandoned Chezron by having no contact with her between April 25, 2000, and December 25, 2000, and between April 25, 2001, and December 25, 2001, and that there were thus grounds under WIS. STAT. § 48.415(1)(a)3 to terminate his parental...

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