Wis. Stat. § 48.619
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.619, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Definition.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter, “child” means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and of counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may provide care and maintenance, “child” also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who resides in the foster home or group home under an order under s. 48.355 , 48.357 , 48.365 , 938.355 , 938.357 , or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3) , or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).
History: 2001 a. 69 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 334 ; 2015 a. 55 .
History: 2001 a. 69 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 334 ; 2015 a. 55 .
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