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JD-1731

Petition for Examination or Assessment

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective September 8, 2022

This form is used to ask the court to order a physical, psychological, mental, or developmental check-up or assessment for a child or juvenile. It asks who should conduct the evaluation and what specific areas the evaluation should cover.

The court describes it as: To allow an interested person to request that the court order a physical, psychological, mental or developmental examination or AODA assessment.

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Where this fits in a case

Start a case

Stage: Start a case

This form is used when an interested person wants the court to order a specific type of examination or assessment for a child or juvenile.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form is filled out by the petitioner, who is the person making the request to the court.
What kind of exams can be requested?
You can request physical, psychological, mental, developmental, or alcohol/drug assessments.
Who might pay for the evaluation?
The form asks if the parents, guardian, legal custodian, an insurance company, the county, or the state should pay for the expenses.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect September 8, 2022.

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