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One thing Mrs. Henson is going to learn and learn swiftly that 1) she's now under the supervision of the Department of Probation and Parole (or whatever they're calling themselves these days) and they can, indeed, tell her what she can and cannot do and 2) that probation agents, as well as CPS workers have immunity from suit and 3) she's not going to get that restraining order. Oh, and 4) the Governor is not going to grant her a pardon.

If she keeps acting this way, she's going to find herself revoked in a very short period of time. If the judge imposed and stayed a sentence, she'll end up serving it all. If the judge withheld sentence, she'll go before the judge and he or she will impose a jail sentence. It could be the maximum sentence under law, or it could be a shorter period of time. She will get credit for time served.

If she's lucky, the children may not be taken away and put in foster care, but the possibility that she will not have any contact with the children besides supervised visitation is a distinct possibility.

If she keeps acting this way, she's going to find herself revoked in a very short period of time. If the judge imposed and stayed a sentence, she'll end up serving it all. If the judge withheld sentence, she'll go before the judge and he or she will impose a jail sentence. It could be the maximum sentence under law, or it could be a shorter period of time. She will get credit for time served.

If she's lucky, the children may not be taken away and put in foster care, but the possibility that she will not have any contact with the children besides supervised visitation is a distinct possibility.

"Hi. We're from the government. We're here to help you."

Cordially,

...2) that probation agents, as well as CPS workers have immunity from suit and...

I'm not sure what the law is in Wisconsin, but here in CA such agents have only good-faith immunity, not blanket immunity from suit. While it is difficult to sue CPS or probations agents, if you can prove that the actions taken are malicious, or so far out of normal practice that the agent could have no good faith reason for taking the action, then they can be sued like anyone else. It is a high burden of proof, but if they have tapes of the probation agent creating new probation requirements on the fly, they probably have a case.