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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 54 — Guardianships and conservatorships

54.40 Guardian ad litem; appointment; duties; termination.

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54.40 Guardian ad litem; appointment; duties; termination.
(1)Appointment. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem when a petition for appointment of a guardian is brought under s. 54.34
(1), when a petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship is brought under s. 54.34
(3), to review the scope of a guardianship, to provide protective placement to an individual or order protective services under ch. 55 , to review any protective placement under s. 55.18 , to terminate a protective placement under s. 55.17 , to expand an order of guardianship under s. 54.63 , to review incompetency and terminate a guardianship under s. 54.64 , to review the conduct of a guardian under s. 54.68 , or at any other time that the court determines it is necessary.
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