STATE v. LAVELLE W.

Nos. 2005AP1604, 2005AP1605, 2005AP1606.

288 Wis.2d 504 (2005)

2005 WI App 266

708 N.W.2d 698

IN RE the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS to IDELLA W., A Person Under the Age of 18: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. LAVELLE W., Respondent-Appellant. IN RE the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS to LAVELLE W., JR., a Person Under the Age of 18: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. LAVELLE W., Respondent-Appellant. IN RE the TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS to LARDELLE A., A Person Under the Age of 18: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. LAVELLE W., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Lynn Ellen Hackbarth, of the Law Offices of Lynn Hackbarth, of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of E. Michael McCann, district attorney, and Mary M. Sowinski, assistant district attorney, of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the guardian ad litem, a brief was filed by Danuta E. Kurczewski, of the guardian ad litem division of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc.

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


¶ 1. FINE, J.

Lavelle W. appeals from orders terminating his parental rights to Idella W., Lavelle W., Jr., and Lardelle A. He contends that he was denied meaningful participation in the proceedings, and, also, that there was insufficient evidence for the trial court to conclude that termination of his parental rights was in the children's best interests. We do not reach Lavelle W.'s second argument, however, because...

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