Petition to Modify Protective Placement or Protective Services

This form is used to ask the court to change an existing order about a person's protective placement or protective services. It asks the court to make changes if the current situation is not the least restrictive environment or if other conditions are not being met.

The court describes it as: To petition to modify protective placement or protective services.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

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Common questions

Who can file this form?

The form lists several groups who are considered interested parties, including the ward's guardian, the ward's legal counsel, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and the county department that placed the ward.

What does the form ask the court to do?

The form allows the person filing it to request that the court hold a hearing and order modifications to the protective placement, protective services, or medication orders.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect May 30, 2024.

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