Wis. Stat. § 48.16

This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.16, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.

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Jurisdiction over petitions for waiver of parental consent to a minor’s abortion.

Official statutory text

Any circuit court within this state has jurisdiction over a proceeding under s. 48.375 (7) for waiver of the parental consent requirement under s. 48.375 (4) .

History: 1991 a. 263 .

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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