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Wisconsin

 * **Forms**
 * [|Forms, Family Law] //(WI Court System)//
 * [|Out-of-State Child Custody Determination] //(Wis. Jnl of Family Law, July 2007)//Sample forms for Wisconsin Statute Ch. 822 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act cases. Forms begin on page 92.
 * [|Custody & Placement Questions/Answers] //(State Bar of WI)//
 * [|Child Custody] //(Cornell Legal Information Institute)//Brief commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions.
 * [|Child Custody, Child Support & Visitation] //(Nolo.com)//Answers to frequently asked questions. Information on parenting agreements, child custody & religion, and grandparent visitation rights.
 * **Guides** //(WI Court System)//
 * [|Appointment of Guardian ad Litem]
 * [|Contempt]
 * [|DeNovo Review]
 * [|Modification]
 * [|Request for Mediation]
 * [|Service]
 * [|Service by Publication]
 * [|Stipulation & Order to Amend Judgment with Arrears]
 * **Finding Assistance**
 * [|Divorce Conflict Solutions]Helps divorced and separated parents reach agreements about custody, placement, and child-rearing.
 * **Visitation**
 * [|Visitation by Grandparents and Other Third Parties] //(WI Legislative Council)//
 * [|Grandparent Visitation Opinion: No Requirement of Significant Triggering Event] //(WI Opinion: 2011 WI App 122)//
 * **County Resources**
 * Fond du Lac County Family Court Handbook
 * [|Racine Family Court Handbook]
 * The Law** (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
 * [|WI Statutes: s. 48.925 "Visitation Rights of Certain Persons"]
 * [|WI Statutes: s. 54.56 "Visitation by a Minor's Grandparents and Stepparents"]
 * [|WI Statutes: ch. 767 "Actions Affecting the Family"]Sections of ch. 767 affected by [|2005 Wis. Act 443] are available at the end of the Act PDF
 * [|WI Statutes: ch. 767.41(4)(e): "Electronic Communication"]Discusses virtual visitation.
 * [|WI Statutes: ch. 822 "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"]
 * [|U.S. Code: 28 USC 1738A "Full Faith and Credit Given to Child Custody Determinations"][|Search] for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources
Recommended links from our [|County Resources database]:
 * ====Agencies====
 * [|Family Court]Forms, mediation information, FAQs and legal assistance resources.
 * ====Court Forms====
 * [|Instructions for Motion to Change Custody, Placement, Support or Maintenance] //(Dane Co Court)//
 * [|Notice of Intent to Remove Children] //(Dane Co Clerk of Court)//
 * [|Summons & Petition to Enforce or Modify a Foreign Judgment or Order] //(Dane Co Clerk of Court)//
 * ====Guides====
 * [|Custody / Placement / Visitation] //(Milwaukee Justice Center)//
 * [|Family Court Resource Handbook] //(Racine Co Family Court Commissioner)//
 * [|Fond du Lac County Family Court Handbook] //(Fond du Lac Family Court Commissioner)//
 * [|Instructions for Motion to Change Custody, Placement, Support or Maintenance] //(Dane Clerk of Court)//
 * [|Kewaunee County Family Law Handbook] //(Kewaunee Co Family Court)//(920)-388-2333
 * [|Modification/Change Legal Custody, Physical Placement, Child Support or Maintenance] //(Ashland Clerk of Court)//
 * [|Removal of Minor Children: Divorce] //(Manitowoc Co Family Court Commissioner)//When a parent wishes to move a child more than 150 miles from the other parent.
 * [|Removal of Minor Children: Paternity] //(Manitowoc Co Family Court Commissioner)//When a parent wishes to move a child more than 150 miles from the other parent.
 * [|Standard Guidelines on Periods of Physical Placement] //(Clark Co Court)//
 * [|Visitation Rights of Non-Parents] //(Waukesha Co Circuit Court )//