# Wis. Stat. § 55.03: Status of guardian

> Wisconsin · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.03

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Stat. § 55.03
- **Heading:** Status of guardian
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WI Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55.03

## Text

(1) Agency as both guardian and provider prohibited. No agency acting as a guardian appointed under s. 48.9795 , ch. 54 , 2017 stats., or ch. 880 , 2003 stats., may be a provider of protective services or protective placement for its ward under this chapter.

(2) Transfer of guardianship and legal custody. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit the transfer of guardianship and legal custody under s. 48.427 or s. 48.43 .

(3) Guardian authority and responsibility applicable to parent of minor. Where any responsibility or authority is created under this chapter upon or in relation to a guardian, the responsibility or authority is deemed to apply to a parent or person in the place of a parent in the case of a minor who is or who is alleged to have a developmental disability.

(4) Guardian authority for making protective placement. No guardian or temporary guardian may make a permanent protective placement of his or her ward unless ordered by a court under s. 55.12 , but a guardian or temporary guardian may admit a ward to certain residential facilities under s. 55.055 or make an emergency protective placement under s. 55.135 .

History: 1973 c. 284 ; 1979 c. 330 ; 2005 a. 264 ss. 81 , 83 , 117 ; 2005 a. 387 ; 2007 a. 45 ; 2019 a. 109 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 30 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Stat. § 55.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.01.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.001 Declaration of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.001.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.02 Protective services and protective placement: duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.02.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.03 Status of guardian.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.03.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.05 Voluntary protective services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.05.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.06 Protective services and protective placement; eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.06.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.08 Protective services or protective placement: standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.08.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.09 Notice of petition and hearing for protective services or placement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.09.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.10 Hearing on petition for protective services or protective placement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.10.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.11 Comprehensive evaluation; recommendations; statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.11.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.12 Order for protective services or protective placement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.12.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.13 Emergency protective services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.13.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.14 Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.14.md)
- [Wis. Stat. § 55.15 Transfer of an individual under a protective placement order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_C55_S55.15.md)

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