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Wis JI-Children 230
Parent (Guardian) Unable or Needs Assistance to Care for
The petition in this case alleges that (parent) (guardian) is unable or in need of
assistance to care for (child). Your role as jurors will be to answer the following question in
the special verdict:
1. Is (parent) (guardian) unable or in need of assistance to care for (child)?
The burden of proof is on (petitioner) to convince you by evidence that is clear,
satisfactory, and convincing, to a reasonable certainty, that the question should be answered
"yes."
"Unable or in need of assistance to care for" means that (parent) (guardian) is unable
to provide the level of care necessary to meet the needs of the child despite reasonable efforts
of (parent) (guardian). In making this determination, you may consider all facts and
circumstances bearing on the child's need for care and (parent)'s (guardian)'s ability to
provide that care, including age, physical conditions, health, and special needs.
If you are convinced by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing, to a
reasonable certainty, that (parent) (guardian) is unable or in need of assistance to care for
(child), you should answer the question "yes." If you are not so convinced, you must answer
the question "no."
SPECIAL VERDICT
1. Is (parent) (guardian) unable or in need of assistance to care for (child)?
Answer:__________________
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Children 230 (2015). ©2015, 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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