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Wis JI-Children 10
Suggested Order of Instructions: Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS) or Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Case
Instruction Subject
Children 100 Confidentiality: Preliminary Instruction [To be given before
jury selection.]
Children 200, 202, CHIPS or TPR: Preliminary Instruction [To be given as
or 300 part of voir dire.]
Children 50 Preliminary Instruction: Before Trial [If used (discretionary),
to be given after jury selection and before opening
statements.]
Children 101 Opening
Children 155 Exhibits
Children 110 Remarks and Arguments of Counsel
Children 115 Objections of Counsel
Children 130 Stricken Testimony
Children 120 Ignoring Judge=s Demeanor
Children 140 Credibility of Witnesses; Weight of Evidence
Children 125 Impeachment of Witness: Prior Conviction or Juvenile
Adjudication
Children 150 Witness: Absence (if applicable)
Children 160 Expert Testimony: General
Children 165 Expert Testimony: Hypothetical Questions
Children 170, 175 Burden of Proof: Ordinary and/or Burden of Proof: Middle as
applicable (Also see Wis JI-Criminal 140 Burden of Proof if
applicable)
Children 205-375 Substantive Instructions as Applicable
Children 410-424 Indian Child Welfare Cases (if applicable)
Children 180 Appropriate Date for Jury=s Finding (if necessary)
Children 145 Special Verdict Questions: Interrelationship
Children 185 Five-Sixths Verdict [Unanimous Verdict]
Children 301 Consideration of Child=s Best Interests in Termination
Proceedings [TPR Cases.]
Children 302 Separate Parents and Separate Verdicts in Termination
Proceedings [TPR Cases] (if applicable)
Children 151 or 152 Closing
Children 195 Supplemental Instruction Where Jury is Unable to Agree (if
applicable)
Children 197 Instruction after Verdict is Received
History
Wis JI-Children 10 (2016). ©2018, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Committees of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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