WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Children 236
Placed for Adoption in Violation of Law
The petition in this case alleges that (child) has been placed for adoption in violation
of law. Your role as jurors will be to answer the following question in the special verdict:
1. Has (child) been placed for adoption in violation of law?
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) alleges that (child) was placed for adoption with ( ) and that this
placement violated law because.
Wisconsin (Federal) law provides (insert appropriate requirement or restriction on a
lawful adoption cited in the petition, see, e.g., Wis. Stat. §§ 48.833 and 48.81 - 48.92.)
A placement for adoption means an arrangement, agreement, or understanding in
which a child is placed with another person, an agency, or a facility for the purpose of
adoption.
SPECIAL VERDICT
1. Has (child) been placed for adoption in violation of law?
Answer:__________________
Yes or No
History
Wis JI-Children 236 (2005). ©2005, 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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