Wisconsin Supreme Court: S. G. v. Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

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On September 15, 2026, Wisconsin Supreme Court will hearing oral arguments on S. G. v. Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Case Number 2024AP472. This is a review of a decision of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV (headquartered in Madison), which reversed a Waupaca County Circuit Court order, Judge Troy L. Nielsen presiding, dismissing S.G.’s self-filed petition pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.13(9) (known as a CHIPS petition, which stands for Child in Need of Protection and/or Services).