Wisconsin's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Wisconsin

Statute: § 48.981(7)(a),(am),(b),(c),(cm),(cr)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Grand Juries

• Law Enforcement

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

• Researchers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Review Teams

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Persons without access to records

• Employers

• Treatment Providers

Other Tribal agencies/courts Foster parents Court Appointed Special Advocates Licensed child welfare agencies Department of Corrections Public disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases

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