Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 54.48 (2026)

Protective placement and protective services

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54.4854.48 Protective placement and protective services. A finding of incompetency and appointment of a guardian under this chapter is not grounds for involuntary protective placement or the provision of protective services. A protective placement and the provision of protective services may be made only in accordance with ch. 55.

54.48 HistoryHistory: 2005 a. 264 s. 212; 2005 a. 387 s. 472; 2007 a. 45.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: J. C. v. R. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2023).

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J. C. v. R. S. (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 54.48 makes clear that a grant of a guardianship is not grounds for an involuntary protective placement: “A finding of incompetency and appointment of a guardian under this chapter is not grounds for 8 No.”

Price Cnty. v. C. W. (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 54.48. However, the circuit court here did not simply rely upon the prior guardianship order as the basis for Clara’s protective placement.”

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