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Wis JI-Children 232
Parent (Guardian) Unable or Needs Assistance to Provide Necessary Special Treatment or Care
The petition in this case alleges that (parent) (guardian) is unable or in need of
assistance to provide necessary special treatment or 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 provide necessary special
treatment or 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."
(Petitioner) must prove that (child) is in need of special treatment or care and that the
(parent) (guardian) is unable or needs assistance, despite reasonable efforts by the (parent)
(guardian), to provide that special treatment or care. "Special treatment or care" means
professional services which need to be provided to (child) or (child)'s family to protect the
well-being of the child, to prevent placement of (child) outside of the home, or to meet the
special needs of (child). This term includes, but is not limited to, medical, psychological, or
psychiatric treatment; alcohol or other drug abuse treatment; or other services that are
necessary and appropriate.
If you are convinced by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing, to a
reasonable certainty, that (parent) (guardian) is unable or needs assistance to provide
necessary special treatment or 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 provide necessary special
treatment or care for (child)?
Answer:__________________
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Children 232 (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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