Do my civil attorney for family court has to come from Wisconsin? My daughter is in foster care her father and i veteran are fighting to get our child

The answer to your first question is yes. In order to practice law in Wisconsin, you must be licensed to practice law in Wisconsin. There are some exceptions, but I am not going to get into that here. Generally,t he answer is you need an attorney who is licensed to practice law in this state. On the second issue, you have a right to substitute the judge on the case, assuming you do so in the time frame prescribed in the Wiscosnin statute, and further, assuming you have made no apperances to date in front of that particular judge. I wrote a blog on this topic at our web site that you can read.