If any person summoned fails without reasonable cause to appear, he or she may be proceeded against for contempt of court. In case the summons cannot be served or the parties served fail to obey the same, or in any case when it appears to the court that the service will be ineffectual a capias may be issued for the parent or guardian or for the child. Subchapter IV governs the taking and holding of a child in custody.
Wis. Stat. § 48.28
Failure to obey summons; capias
Known as the The Children’s Code
The act spans §§ 48.01 to 48.999 (229 sections).
1977 c. 354 s. 41; Stats. 1977 s. 48.28; 1979 c. 331, 359
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.