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In the Interest of J.L. v. D.L.

Appeal No. 2020AP330 (2022)

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In the Interest of J.L. v. D.L.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Appeal No. 2020AP330 (2022)

SC

Facts

In May 2015, Tamara gave birth to a child named Jasmine. Tamara and Jasmine lived with Danielle (plaintiff) in 2015 but moved out for a period until November 2016 when Tamara was arrested and Jasmine moved back in with Danielle. At that point, Jasmine began living with Danielle again. After Tamara got out of jail, she and Danielle had a falling out about Jasmine’s care. In September 2019, Danielle filed a petition for permanent guardianship of Jasmine. At a guardianship hearing, Tamara told the circuit court that she wanted Jasmine to be placed with Tamara’s mother, Stephanie. Because Tamara did not want to take custody of Jasmine, the circuit court concluded that a determination on Tamara’s fitness to be a parent was not needed. The circuit court granted guardianship to Danielle based on only the best-interests-of-the-child standard. Stephanie appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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