Termination of Parental Rights.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District IV

Case Name: Waupaca County Department of Health and Human Services v. J.J.

Case No.: 2019AP805

Officials: FITZPATRICK, J.

Focus: Termination of Parental Rights

J.J. appeals an order of the circuit court terminating his parental rights to his child, V.J. J.J. pleaded no contest to the allegation that he failed to assume parental responsibility for V.J. J.J. contends that he is entitled to withdraw that plea because he received ineffective assistance of counsel at the grounds phase of the termination of parental rights (TPR) proceeding and because his no contest plea was not supported by a factual basis. I reject J.J.'s arguments and...