K.K. and T.K. Rock County Department

This is an appeal from an order dismissing Rock County's petition to terminate C.D.K.'s parental rights to K.K. and T.K. 1
The trial court initially determined C.D.K.'s parental rights should be terminated. Upon reconsideration, however, the court
concluded that, because only two of six Dispositional orders contained the warnings required by sec. 48.356, Stats., 2
the county could not establish that grounds existed under sec. 48.415, Stats., for termination of parental rights. We conclude
that, in termination cases for abandonment under sec. 48.415(1), Stats., only a single order need include the warnings. As alternative grounds for upholding the trial court's dismissal of the county's petition, C.D.K. argues: (1) that his actions
did not satisfy the criteria for abandonment under sec. 48.415(1), Stats; (2) that the trial court did not exercise its discretion
in originally determining that C.D.K.'s rights should be terminated; (3) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel;
and (4) that we should exercise our discretionary reversal authority to reverse the trial court's initial order. We reject
each of these arguments and reverse.