55.09 – Notice of petition and hearing for protective services or placement.
55.09 Notice of petition and hearing for protective services or placement. (1) Notice to individual. Notice of a petition for protective placement or protective services shall be served upon the individual sought to be protected, by personal service, at least 10 days before the time set for a hearing. The person serving the notice shall […]
55.10 – Hearing on petition for protective services or protective placement.
55.10 Hearing on petition for protective services or protective placement. (1) Time limits. A petition for protective placement or protective services shall be heard within 60 days after it is filed unless an extension of this time is requested by the petitioner, the individual sought to be protected or the individual’s guardian ad litem, or […]
55.105 – Appointment of counsel.
55.105 Appointment of counsel. (1) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by legal counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency. (2) […]
55.107 – Reimbursement of counsel provided by the state.
55.107 Reimbursement of counsel provided by the state. (1) At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender has provided legal counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to the individual’s ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the court […]
55.043 – Adult-at-risk agency.
55.043 Adult-at-risk agency. (1d) Adult-at-risk agency designation. Each county board shall designate an agency as the adult-at-risk agency for the purposes of this section. (1g) Adult-at-risk agency duties. (a) Each adult-at-risk agency shall develop a policy for notifying other investigative agencies, including law enforcement officials in appropriate cases, and shall establish an adult-at-risk abuse reporting […]
55.045 – Funding.
55.045 Funding. Except as provided in s. 49.45 (30m) (a), the appropriate county department shall within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds required to be appropriated to match state funds, provide for the reasonable program needs of individuals who are provided protective placement or who receive protective services under […]
55.05 – Voluntary protective services.
55.05 Voluntary protective services. (1) Preference. The department in administering the protective services program shall contract with county departments and other agencies. If the county department contracts for protective services, the department and the county departments shall give preference to an agency with consumer and other citizen representation. The department shall provide services only if […]
55.055 – Admissions initially made without court involvement.
55.055 Admissions initially made without court involvement. (1) (a) The guardian of an individual who has been adjudicated incompetent may consent to the individual’s admission to a foster home, group home, or community-based residential facility, as defined under s. 50.01 (1g), without a protective placement order under s. 55.12 if the home or facility is […]
55.06 – Protective services and protective placement; eligibility.
55.06 Protective services and protective placement; eligibility. To be eligible for court-ordered protective placement or protective services, an individual shall have filed a petition to transfer a foreign guardianship, whether present in the state or not, or shall be a resident of the state; and shall have a need for protective placement or protective services. […]
54.988 – Uniformity of application and construction.
54.988 Uniformity of application and construction. Sections 54.950 to 54.988 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this subchapter among states enacting it. History: 1991 a. 246; 2005 a. 387 s. 573; Stats. 2005 s. 54.988.