View Summary
IN RE THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF TYLER J., APERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18: STATE OF WISCONSIN, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,
vs.
JESSE S., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.
Click Here to Read the Full Case Summary
Issues:
Drug and alcohol testing, private right of action.
Case Summary:
A father appeals a lower court's decision to terminate his parental rights to his son. Child welfare officials placed the child in state custody shortly after birth and placed the father on a strict program that required him to complete parenting classes and complete a drug and alcohol treatment program. State officials moved to terminate the father's parental rights after he failed to comply with the conditions of the agreement.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
A trial court approved the state's recommendation to terminate the father's parental rights. The father now appeals.
Outcome:
The father loses. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District Three, affirmed the ruling of the trial court. The appeals court ruled there was undisputed evidence that the father failed to comply with the conditions that had to be met in order for his parental rights to continue. The appeals court also noted that the lower court addressed the case in a proper manner.