Resources
Resources provided on this website should not be construed as legal advice. They are meant for informational purposes only. Please note that this information may not be up to date.
Resources
Guides
- 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
- JIPS & Delinquency Flowchart
- Confidentiality Guide
Judicial Checklists
Family Treatment Court
- Walworth County - Consent for Disclosure of Confidential Substance Abuse Treatment Information
- Walworth County - Consent for Release and Exchange of Information
- Walworth County - DOC Memorandum of Understanding
- Walworth County - Observer Agreement
- Walworth County - Participant Handbook - Tiers 1 and 2
- Walworth County - Participant Handbook - Tiers 1 and 2
- Walworth County - Participant Handbook - Tier 3
- Walworth County - Participant Handbook - Diversion Tier 4
Project Materials
Tailored Dispositional Orders Pilot Project
TPR Timeliness Project
- 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
Training Materials
Tailored Dispositional Orders
Webinars
- Appointment of Counsel, Ethics, and Due Process for Parents in CHIPS Cases: PowerPoint Slides
- Appointment of Counsel, Ethics, and Due Process for Parents in CHIPS Cases: Social Science Research
- Appointment of Counsel, Ethics, and Due Process for Parents in CHIPS Cases: Example Joni B. Checklist
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Slides – February 2026
- SIJS: Wisconsin Public Benefits – SIJS, VAWA, U Visa, and T Visa
- 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
- Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument Webinar - NCJFCJ Resolution on Youth Probation & Adolescent Development
- 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
- Ethical Considerations in Juvenile Court: Child Participation and Representation
- 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
2025 Child Welfare Law Orientation – Judicial Officers
- Day 1: Welcome, Introductions & Overview - POWERPOINT
- Unique Role, Responsibilities, & Background of Juvenile Court - POWERPOINT
- Trauma-Informed Bench Cards
- Essential Components of Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice
- Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) - POWERPOINT
- WICWA Checklist
- WICWA Active Efforts Guide
- List of ICWA Circuit Court Forms
- Confidentiality in Juvenile Cases - POWERPOINT
- Confidentiality in Juvenile Cases - In re Celso G.-J.
- Herget Procedures
- Herget Sample Order
- Herget Sample Letter
- Herget Sample Motion
- Memo on Social Workers Testifying in Other Case Types
- Temporary Physical Custody Hearing & Child Safety Decision-Making - POWERPOINT
- TPC Hearing Preparation Guide
- TPC Hearing Checklist
- Child Safety Bench Cards
- Plea Hearing - POWERPOINT
- Plea Hearing Checklist
- CHIPS Plea Options for Parents
- Fact-Finding Hearing - POWERPOINT
- Suggested Order of CHIPS Jury Instructions
- Day 2: Leadership and Innovations in Juvenile Court & Wrap-In - POWERPOINT
- Case Management Checklist
- Dispositional Hearing & Tailored Conditions - 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
- Youth in Court - POWERPOINT
- Youth Engagement Bench Cards
- Permanency Hearing - POWERPOINT
- Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Strategies for Engaging Families
- Rusk County Permanency Hearing Summary Sheet
- Milwaukee County Permanency Review Questionnaire
- Post-Disposition CHIPS Parents Guide Sample
- Post-TPR Permanency Hearing Checklist
- Post-Disposition Activities - POWERPOINT
- Post-Disposition Change in Placement Chart
- Day 3: Judicial Engagement & Wrap-In - POWERPOINT
- Procedural Fairness Benchcard
- Minor Guardianships - POWERPOINT
- Minor Guardianship Chart (§ 48.9795)
- Filing a Minor Guardianship of the Person Guide
- 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
- Parent's Consent to TPR (Involuntary to Voluntary) Example
- Parent's Consent to TPR (Voluntary) Example
- TPR Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Grounds Example
- Impact of Court Commissioners in Child Welfare Cases - POWERPOINT