{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.435","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 48.435","heading":"Custody of children.","body":"The mother of a nonmarital child has legal custody of the child unless the court grants legal custody to another person or transfers legal custody to an agency.","path":["Chs. 46-58, Charitable, Curative, Reformatory and Penal Institutions and Agencies","Chapter 48 Children's Code","SUBCHAPTER VIII TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/48.435","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:22Z","sha256":"95a568505f1cb10bdbf2e15e1e7c6a6673ab36099b15064f94c740333fe662f5","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.434","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-48.437"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}