C.E.W. v. C.E.W‪.‬

This appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Waukesha county, Harry G. Snyder, circuit Judge, is before the court on certification by the court of appeals pursuant to sec. 809.61, Stats. 1981-82. The circuit court dismissed the petition for termination of parental rights of C.E.W. brought by the Waukesha County Department of Social Services (County), because, according to the circuit court, "the jury . . . returned a verdict finding that it was not appropriate at this time to terminate the parental rights of [C.E.W.]." Because the circuit court erroneously instructed the jury that it, the jury, determines whether parental rights are terminated, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new hearing.