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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Judicial Resources
- Child Safety Benchcards
- Judicial Checklist - Educational Stability
- Judicial Checklist - Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act
- Judicial Checklist - Permanency Hearing
- Judicial Checklist - Post-TPR Permanency Hearing
- Public Adoption Guide
- QRTP - Resource Guide
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case
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Project Materials
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Resources coming soon!
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Training Materials
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- Agenda
- Faculty Biographies
- Welcome - PowerPoint (updated 9-26-2022)
- Unique Role and Responsibilities - PowerPoint
- Unique Role & Responsibilities - Trauma Informed Bench card
- Unique Role & Responsibilities - Trauma Informed Judicial Practice
- Child Welfare Law - PowerPoint
- Child Welfare Law - Wisconsin Case Law
- Child Welfare Law - US Supreme Court Case Law
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing - PowerPoint
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing - Child Safety Benchcards
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing - Checklist
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing - Preparation Guide
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing - TPC Request Supplement
- Plea Hearing - PowerPoint
- Plea Hearing - Checklist
- Case Management - PowerPoint
- Case Management - Checklist
- Fact-Finding Hearing - PowerPoint
- Fact-Finding Hearing - Jury Instructions Suggested Order
- Youth in Court - PowerPoint
- Youth in Court - Youth Engagement Benchcards
- Dispositional Hearing - PowerPoint
- Dispositional Hearing - Checklist
- Dispositional Hearing - Conditions for Return Examples
- Dispositional Hearing - SMART Goals
- Parent & Caregiver Panel - PowerPoint
- Parent & Caregiver Panel - Guide for Foster Parents and Physical Custodians
- Parent & Caregiver Panel - CHIPS Parent Guide (Kenosha County)
- Permanency Hearing - PowerPoint
- Permanency Hearing - Checklist
- Permanency Hearing - Post-TPR Checklist
- Permanency Hearing - Solution Focused Strategies
- Permanency Hearing - Milwaukee County Questionnaire
- Permanency Hearing - Permanency Hearing Summary Sheet (Rusk County)
- Post-Disposition & Guardianship - PowerPoint
- Post-Disposition & Guardianship - Change in Placement Chart
- Post-Disposition & Guardianship - Minor Guardianship Chart s. 48.9795
- Post-Disposition & Guardianship - Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case
- Judicial Engagement - PowerPoint (updated 9-29-22)
- Court Commissioner Session - PowerPoint
- TPR - PowerPoint (updated 9-29-2022)
- TPR - Hearing on the Petition Checklist
- TPR - Dispositional Hearing Checklist
- TPR - Voluntary Consent Checklist
- TPR - Scheduling Order Example
- TPR - Order for Appearance Example
- TPR - Motions in Limine Rulings
- TPR - Voluntary Colloquy Judge Foley (updated 9-29-22)
- TPR - No Contest Colloquy Judge Foley (updated 9-29-22)
- Resources - CHIPS Flowchart
- Resources - TPR Flowchart
- Resources - Definitions & Acronyms
- Resources - Judicial Requirements for Out-of-Home Placements
- Resources - Major Federal Legislation
- Resources - GAL Oversight Resources
- Resources - Interpreter Resources
- Resources - Educational Stability Checklist
- Resources - QRTP Resource Guide
- Resources - Juvenile Records Request under Herget
- Resources - Public Adoption Guide
- Resources - Links to Additional Resources
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- Case Closure Orders: Applying Family Law Procedures in Juvenile Court
- 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
- WICWA Webinar Series - History & Jurisdiction PowerPoint
- WICWA Webinar Series - Identification, Notice & Rights Powerpoint and WICWA Checklist
- WICWA Webinar Series - Active Efforts Powerpoint and Active Efforts Guide
- WICWA Webinar Series - Qualified Expert Witnesses, Placement Preferences & Burdens of Proof Powerpoint and ICWA Jury Instructions
- 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
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- New Clerk Orientation - Agenda
- New Clerk Orientation - Orientation Powerpoint & Tips
- New Clerk Orientation - Mentor's Guide
- New Clerk Orientation - WJCCA Membership List & Bylaws
- New Clerk Orientation - Judicial Admin Districts
- New Clerk Orientation - History Event Codes
- New Clerk Orientation - CCAP Information
- New Clerk Orientation - Director of State Courts Office Memos
- New Clerk Orientation - Resources
- New Clerk Orientation - WICWA Resources
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Agenda
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Speaker Biographies
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - WJCCA Membership List & Bylaws
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Providing Legal Advice
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Mendota Juvenile Treatment
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Legislative Update
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - CCIP & Juvenile Forms Update
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Director of State Courts Update
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Appellate Process
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - CCAP Update
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Secondary Trauma on Court Staff & Jurors
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Office of Court Operations Update & Firearms Refresher
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Unconscious Bias: Knowing What You Don't Know
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Adoption
- 2022 WJCCA Conference - Buzz Session
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- Minor Guardianships - Powerpoint Slides (updated)
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Case
- Juvenile Injunctions - Powerpoint Slides
- Competency - Powerpoint Slides
- TPR and Adoption - Powerpoint Slides
- Post-TPR Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Public Adoption Guide
- TPR Timeliness Project - Powerpoint Slides
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