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Wis. Stat. § 938.368 (2026)

Continuation of dispositional orders

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938.368938.368 Continuation of dispositional orders.
938.368(1)(1) Termination of parental rights proceedings. If a petition for termination of parental rights is filed under s. 48.41 or 48.415 or an appeal from a judgment terminating or denying termination of parental rights is filed during the year in which a dispositional order under s. 938.355 or an extension order under s. 938.365 is in effect, the dispositional or extension order shall remain in effect until all proceedings related to the filing of the petition or an appeal are concluded.
938.368(2)(2) Placement with guardian. If a juvenile’s placement with a guardian appointed under s. 48.977 (2) is designated by the court under s. 48.977 (3) as a permanent foster placement for the juvenile while a dispositional order under s. 938.345, a revision order under s. 938.363, or an extension order under s. 938.365 is in effect with respect to the juvenile, the dispositional order, revision order, or extension order shall remain in effect until the earliest of the following:
938.368(2)(a)(a) Thirty days after the guardianship terminates under s. 48.977 (7).
938.368(2)(b)(b) A court enters a change in placement order under s. 938.357.
938.368(2)(c)(c) A court order terminates such dispositional order, revision order or extension order.
938.368(2)(d)(d) The juvenile attains the age of 18 years.
938.368 HistoryHistory: 1995 a. 77; 1997 a. 80; 2005 a. 344.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: State v. TERRY T., 2003 WI App 21 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002).
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State v. TERRY T., 2003 WI App 21 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Juvenile Justice Code also recognizes that there is a difference between an "original dispositional order" and a revised or extended order; for example, an exception to the expiration of dispositional orders is made in Wis. Stat. § 938.368 (1), which precisely speaks of "a…”
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