June 16, 2010 – The Wisconsin Records Management Committee recently updated or introduced the following civil, criminal, juvenile, and general forms. The following new and updated forms became effective April 15, 2010.

Key: New (N)/Revised (R)

Civil

CV-444 Dismissal Order (Prisoner Litigation) (R)

Criminal

CR-268 Order on Positive Adjustment Time Notification Sec. 302.05(3) (N)

General

GF-146 Order Appointing/ Authorizing Circuit Court Commissioner (R)

Juvenile

IW-1720 Summons (ICWA) (R)

IW-1724 Notice of Hearing – Juvenile (ICWA) (R)

IW-1746 Dispositional Order – Protection or Services (ICWA) (Ch. 938) (R)

IW-1788 Order for Extension of Dispo Order or Consent Decree (ICWA) (R)

IW-1789 Order for Change of Placement (In-Home to Out-of-Home) (ICWA) (R)

IW-1790 Order for Change of Placement (Out-of-home) (ICWA) (R)

IW-1791 Permanency Plan Hearing Order (ICWA) (R)

JD-1798 Order Appointing GAL or Attorney(R)

JD-1799 Statement of Guardian ad Litem (R)

As a result of the enactment of 2009 Act 94, the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA), the State Public Defender (SPD) now is authorized to represent parents (and Indian custodians) of Indian children in CHIPS and (most) JIPS cases (IW-1720 and IW-1724).  The parents (if 18 or older) will need to complete the eligibility form; they are not automatically SPD-eligible.  Please note that this appointment authority is a narrow exception to the prohibition, enacted in 1995, of SPD appointments of counsel for parents in CHIPS and JIPS cases.

Therefore, if you have a protection/services (CHIPS or JIPS) case under WICWA, please advise the parent or Indian custodian of an Indian child of the right to apply to SPD for appointment of counsel.