Resources
Resources provided on this website should not be construed as legal advice and are meant for informational purposes only. Please note that this information may not be up to date.
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Resources
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- CHIPS Flowchart
- Most Frequently Filed CHIPS Grounds
- CHIPS Plea Options for Parents
- TPR Flowchart
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case
- Presentación de un caso de tutela de personas para un menor (Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case in Spanish)
- QRTP Resource Guide
- Public Adoption Guide
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Project Materials
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- TPR Timeliness Project Report
- TPR Flow Chart & Types of Default
- TPR Hearing on the Petition Judicial Checklist
- TPR Voluntary Consent Judicial Checklist
- TPR Dispositional Hearing Judicial Checklist
- TPR Readiness Checklist
- Sample TPR Scheduling Orders
- Sample TPR Order to Appear
- Sample Summary Judgment Motions
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Training Materials
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- Agenda
- Faculty Biographies
- Welcome, Introductions, & Overview - PowerPoint
- Unique Role, Responsibilities, & Background of Juvenile Court - PowerPoint
- Trauma-Informed Bench Cards
- Essential Components of Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice
- Notable Wisconsin Case Law
- Notable U.S. Supreme Court Case Law
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing & Child Safety Decision-Making - PowerPoint
- TPC Hearing Preparation Guide
- TPC Hearing Checklist
- Child Safety Bench Cards
- TPC Hearing Request Supplement Form (JD-1609)
- Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act - PowerPoint
- WICWA Checklist
- WICWA Active Efforts Guide
- List of ICWA Circuit Court Forms
- Plea Hearing - PowerPoint
- Plea Hearing Checklist
- CHIPS Plea Options for Parents
- Fact-Finding Hearing - PowerPoint
- Suggested Order of CHIPS Jury Instructions
- Case Management - PowerPoint
- Case Management Checklist
- Dispositional Hearing - PowerPoint
- Dispositional Hearing Checklist
- Tailored Dispositional Orders Project
- Monroe County Youth Justice Rules of Supervision
- Parent & Caregiver Panel - PowerPoint
- Guide for Foster Parents & Physical Custodians to Provide Information at Court Proceedings
- CHIPS Parents Guide Sample
- Post-Disposition CHIPS Parents Guide Sample
- Youth in Court - PowerPoint
- Youth Engagement Bench Cards
- Permanency Hearing - PowerPoint
- Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Post-TPR Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Strategies for Engaging Families
- Milwaukee County Permanency Review Questionnaire
- Rusk County Permanency Hearing Summary Sheet
- Post-Disposition Activities - PowerPoint
- Post-Disposition Change in Placement Chart
- Judicial Engagement - PowerPoint
- Confidentiality in Juvenile Cases - PowerPoint
- Herget Procedures
- Sample Herget Letter to Parents
- Minor Guardianships - PowerPoint
- Minor Guardianship Chart (§ 48.9795)
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Guide
- Memo on Social Workers Testifying in Other Case Types
- Termination of Parental Rights - PowerPoint
- TPR Voluntary Consent Checklist
- TPR Hearing on the Petition Checklist
- TPR Dispositional Hearing Checklist
- TPR Scheduling Order Examples
- TPR Order for Appearance Example
- TPR Motions in Limine Rulings Examples
- TPR Voluntary Consent Colloquy - Judge Foley
- TPR No Contest Colloquy - Judge Foley
- Impact of Court Commissioners in Child Welfare Cases - PowerPoint
- CHIPS Flow Chart
- TPR Flow Chart
- Definitions & Acronyms
- Judicial Requirements for Out-of-Home Placements
- Guardian ad Litem Oversight Resources
- Educational Stability Checklist
- Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Resource Guide
- Public Adoption Guide
- Additional Resource Links
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- Ethical Considerations in Juvenile Court: Child Participation and Representation
- Minor Guardianship Legislation Outline
- List of Minor Guardianship Circuit Court Forms
- Minor Guardianships - Attorneys
- Minor Guardianships - Judicial Officers
- Minor Guardianships - Clerks, Registers, Juvenile Clerks
- WICWA Fundamentals (October 2020)
- WICWA Webinar Series - History & Jurisdiction (March 2021)
- WICWA Webinar Series - Identification, Notice & Rights (April 2021)
- WICWA Webinar Series - Active Efforts (May 2021)
- WICWA Webinar Series - Qualified Expert Witnesses, Placement Preferences & Burdens of Proof (June 2021)
- QRTP - Circuit Court Form Changes
- QRTP - JD-1826 Request for QRTP Findings
- QRTP - JD-1827 Findings and Order for QRTP
- QRTP - DCF Permanency Plan Addendum for QRTP
- QRTP - Presentation PowerPoint
- QRTP - Resource Guide
- Reasonable Efforts Webinar - Powerpoint
- Reasonable Efforts Webinar - Early Representation of Parents Article
- Reasonable Efforts Webinar - Relative Placement Article
- Reasonable Efforts Webinar - The Urgency of Placing Children with Relatives Article
- Reasonable Efforts Webinar - Family Time Article
- Juvenile Records Webinar - Powerpoint
- Juvenile Records Webinar - JD-1738 & JD-1739 Circuit Court Forms
- Juvenile Records Webinar - Hergert Procedures - Sample Letter to Parents
- Juvenile Records Webinar - Memo on Social Workers Testifying in Other Cases
- Legal Ethics in Child Welfare Cases - Powerpoint
- Understanding Statements of Children & Forensic Interviewing in WI - Powerpoint
- AODA Relapse Prevention Planning - Powerpoint
- AODA Relapse Prevention Planning - Prevention Plan & Parenting Addendum
- AODA Relapse Prevention Planning - Crisis Survival Skills
- Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument Webinar - Powerpoint
- Case Closure Webinar - Powerpoint & Forms
- Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument Webinar - NCJFCJ Resolution on Youth Probation & Adolescent Development
- JJDPA Webinar Materials
- WICWA Webinar Materials (November 2024)
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- New Clerk Orientation - Agenda
- New Clerk Orientation - Orientation PowerPoint
- New Clerk Orientation - Buzz Session PowerPoint
- New Clerk Orientation - New Clerk Tips & PowerPoint
- New Clerk Orientation - Mentor-Mentee Pairings & Guide (updated 7-16-24)
- New Clerk Orientation - WJCCA Membership, Committees, & By-Laws (updated 8-30-24)
- New Clerk Orientation - Judicial Administrative Districts
- New Clerk Orientation - CCAP Information
- New Clerk Orientation - Director of State Courts Office Memos
- New Clerk Orientation - History Event Codes
- New Clerk Orientation - Resources
- New Clerk Orientation - WICWA Resources
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Agenda (updated 7-15-24)
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Speaker Biographies
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - WJCCA Membership List (updated 8-28-24)
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - WJCCA Committee Members (updated 7-30-24)
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - CHIPS Overview PowerPoint
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Sextortion
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Wake Up Call Backpack (updated 7-15-24)
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Director of State Courts Update
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - CCIP & Forms Update
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Legislative Update
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Vicarious Traumatization
- 2024 WJCCA Conference- Juvenile Court Record Retention & Purging
- 2024 WJCCA Conference - Buzz Session
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- Minor Guardianships - Powerpoint Slides (updated) (March 2022)
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case
- Juvenile Injunctions - Powerpoint Slides
- Competency - Powerpoint Slides (September 2022)
- TPR and Adoption - Powerpoint Slides (December 2022)
- Post-TPR Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Public Adoption Guide
- TPR Timeliness Project - Powerpoint Slides (December 2022)
- JIPS & Delinquency - Powerpoint Slides (March 2023)
- Memo on Ch. 938 Juvenile Case Types
- What You Need to Know - Reporting Requirements for Sex Offender Registry in WI
- DOC Memo on Change of Placement to Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Schools
- Sanctions, Waiver, & QRTP - Powerpoint Slides (June 2023)
- Case Expiration, Termination & Closure - PowerPoint Slides (September 2023)
- DNA at Arrest and Adjudication - Powerpoint Slides (December 2023)
- Juvenile Firearms Restrictions - Powerpoint Slides (December 2023)
- Adult Adoptions (March 2024)
- Juvenile Adoptions (March 2024)
- TPR (June 2024)
- Juvenile Financials (September 2024)
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- District Training Agenda
- PowerPoint - Dynamics, Investigation and Prosecution of Sex Trafficking (Updated 9.12.23)
- PowerPoint - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Updated 10.9.23)
- PowerPoint - Sextortion & Internet Crimes
- PowerPoint - Wrap-up & Additional Resources
- Wisconsin Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Indicator and Response Guide
- Parent Resources on Internet Safety
- DCF Youth Services Grant Programs
- Wisconsin Human Trafficking Victim Services
- Wisconsin Sex Trafficking Statutes
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- Agenda-2024 Summit on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare
- Sheraton Brookfield Floor Plan
- Thursday Morning Plenary: Dynamics Domestic Violence and Interacting with Systems - PowerPoint
- Thursday Morning Plenary: Dynamics of Domestic Violence & Interacting with Systems - Power and Control Wheels
- Morning Workshop A The Myth of the "Child Witness"
- Morning Workshop B: Indigenous Perspectives on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare
- Morning Workshop C: Collaborative Efforts: Waukesha County CPS & The Women's Center
- Morning Workshop D: The Safe at Home Program
- Afternoon Workshop B: Impacts of Domestic Violence on Immigrant Survivors and Their Children
- Afternoon Workshop C: The Historical Roots of Corporal Punishment in Black Communities
- Thursday Afternoon Plenary: Using a Perpetrator Pattern-Based Approach to Improve Outcomes for Adult & Child Survivors
- Friday Plenary: Domestic Violence Victims and Child Welfare - Providing Culturally Responsive Care PowerPoint
- Friday Plenary: Domestic Violence Victims and Child Welfare - Providing Culturally Responsive Care_NRCDV Serving Black Women TAGPart1
- Friday Plenary: Domestic Violence Victims and Child Welfare - Providing Culturally Responsive Care_NRCDV Serving Black Women TAGPart2
- Friday Plenary: Domestic Violence Victims and Child Welfare - Providing Culturally Responsive Care_NRCDV Serving Black Women TAGPart3
- Friday Plenary: Domestic Violence Victims and Child Welfare - Providing Culturally Responsive Care_NRCDV Serving Black Women TAGPart4
- Resource: Domestic Violence & Child Welfare Resource Guide
- Resource: Upcoming Conference - 2025 WBTPA Conference
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