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Abandonment. Any of the following must be proven by evidence that: You have left your child without provision for care or support: and neither parent has been found for 60 days. in a place or manner that exposes your child to substantial risk of great bodily harm or death.

What are the Legal Grounds for Abandonment? Due to Wisconsin being a no-fault state, there are no grounds for abandonment. The reason for the divorce does not impact the divorce process. The circumstance of one party leaving the marital home rarely holds any legal relevance for property division or finances.

You have failed to visit or communicate with your child for: three months or longer after your child has been placed, or continued in a placement, outside your home by a court order. six months or longer after leaving your child with any person, and you know or could discover the whereabouts of your child.

Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights If a parent decides to proceed with a voluntary termination of rights, they must consent to the termination in a manner that will be accepted by the courts. The easiest way to do so is to appear before the court at a hearing and acknowledge consent to termination in person.

In Wisconsin, one of the grounds on which individuals can move for termination of a parent's rights is abandonment. Abandonment occurs when a parent is aware of the location and contact information for a child, but fails to visit or communicate with the child for six months or longer.

The child has been left by the parent with any person, the parent knows or could discover the whereabouts of the child and the parent has failed to visit or communicate with the child for a period of 6 months or longer.