2018 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 54. Guardianships and conservatorships.
54.57 Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills other parent.
54.57 Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills other parent.
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), in an action under this chapter that affects a minor, a court may not grant to a parent of the minor visitation or physical placement rights with the minor if the parent has been convicted under s. 940.01 of the first-degree intentional homicide, or under s. 940.05 of the 2nd-degree intentional homicide, of the minor's other parent, and the conviction has not been reversed, set aside or vacated.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that visitation or periods of physical placement would be in the best interests of the minor. The court shall consider the wishes of the minor in making the determination.
History: 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 387 ss. 374 to 376; Stats. 2005 s. 54.57.
