Vanessa J.: Title: Wisconsin: IN THE MATTER OF THE GRANDPARENTAL AND OTHER VISITATION OF S.J., O.J. & A.J.

Link for opinion: http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2582529827621729719&q=visitation&hl=en&as_sdt=4,50&as_ylo=2013

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed the decision in IN THE MATTER OF GRANDPARENTAL AND OTHER VISITATION OF SJ, Wis: Court of Appeals, 3rd Dist. 2013, that an allowance that the children of Paul Jenson are able to have contact with the mother’s sister, Melissa Dierks and their mother’s cousin, Amanda Bryan when they are in the care of their maternal grandmother, Terri Keopple.

The maternal grandmother, maternal Aunt and maternal cousin once removed initially petitioned for visitation rights of the Jenson children after their mother passed away and their father Paul Jensen stopped all contact with Koepple, Dierks and Bryan.

Koepple was given visitation but Dierks and Bryans’ petitions were dismissed by the court. That same petition giving Koepple visitation also stipulated that Koepple not share information about when she was going to have the children or let Dierks and Bryan visit the children while they were in Koepple’s custody.

Then Paul Jensen filed contempt motions against Koepple because she gave one of the children a phone and allowed the child to text Dierks and Bryan. Koepple then requested a modification that would allow the Jensen children to have contact with Dierks and Bryan. The court lifted the restriction and so allowed the Jensen children to have contact with Dierks and Bryan. Paul Jensen then appealed the lifting of the restriction.

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III looked over the facts of the case and decided to reverse the circuit court’s decision to take away the restriction of Dierks and Bryan having contact with the children. This is based on both Dierks and Bryan’s behavior showing contempt and disdain for Paul Jensen’s parenting purposes, Dierks’ hostility toward Paul and his girlfriend, Dierk’s anger issues and Bryan taking the children to their mother’s grave without Paul’s permission.