767.32 (1) (c) 1. Unless the amount of child support is expressed in the judgment or order as a percentage of parental income, a change in the payer's income, evidenced by information received under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department, or the county child and spousal support agency, under s. 49.22 (2m)
59.53 (5) or by other information, from the payer's income determined by the court in its most recent judgment or order for child support, including a revision of a child support order under this section.
27,5031
Section 5031
. 767.32 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.32 (1r) In an action under sub. (1) to revise a judgment or order with respect to child support or family support, the court may not grant credit to the payer against support due prior to the date on which the action is commenced for payments made by the payer on behalf of the child other than payments made to the clerk of court or support collection designee under s. 59.53 (5m), 1995 stats., under s. 767.265 or, 1995 stats., or s. 767.29, 1995 stats., to the department or its designee under s. 767.265 or 767.29 or as otherwise ordered by the court.
27,5036
Section 5036
. 767.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.33 (1) An order for child support under s. 767.23 or 767.25 may provide for an adjustment in the amount to be paid based on a change in the obligor's income, as reported on the disclosure form under s. 767.27 (2m) or as disclosed under s. 49.22 (2m) to the department or county child and spousal support agency under s.
49.22 (2m) 59.53 (5). The order may specify the date on which the annual adjustment becomes effective. No adjustment may be made unless the order so provides and the party receiving payments applies for an adjustment as provided in sub. (2). An adjustment under this section may be made only once in any year.
27,5036m
Section 5036m. 767.47 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.47 (6) (a) Whenever the state brings the action to determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 46.261, 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159, the natural mother of the child may not be compelled to testify about the paternity of the child if it has been determined that the mother has good cause for refusing to cooperate in establishing paternity as provided in 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) and the federal regulations promulgated pursuant to this statute, as of July 1, 1981, and pursuant to any rules promulgated by the department which define good cause in accordance with the federal regulations, as authorized by 42 USC 602 (a) (26) (B) in effect on July 1, 1981.
27,5036n
Section 5036n. 767.47 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.47 (6) (b) Nothing in par. (a) prevents the state from bringing an action to determine paternity pursuant to an assignment under s. 48.57 (3m) (b) 2., 49.153 (3) (a), 49.19 (4) (h) 1. or 49.45 (19), or receipt of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.155, 49.157 or 49.159, where evidence other than the testimony of the mother may establish the paternity of the child.
27,5075
Section 5075
. 767.51 (3m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
767.51 (3m) (c) 1. In directing the manner of payment of a child's health care expenses, the court may order that payment, including payment for health insurance premiums, be withheld from income and sent to the appropriate health care insurer, provider or plan, as provided in s. 767.265 (3h), or sent to the clerk of court or support collection department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, for disbursement to the person for whom the payment has been awarded if that person is not a health care insurer, provider or plan. If the court orders income withholding and assignment for the payment of health care expenses, the court shall send notice of assignment in the manner provided under s. 767.265 (2r) and may include the notice of assignment under this subdivision with a notice of assignment under s. 767.265. The clerk of court department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, shall keep a record of all moneys received and disbursed by the clerk department or its designee for health care expenses that are directed to be paid to the clerk and the support collection designee shall keep a record of all moneys received and disbursed by the support collection designee for health care expenses that are directed to be paid to the support collection department or its designee.
27,5076
Section 5076
. 767.51 (3m) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
767.51 (3m) (d) 2. Provide family coverage of health care expenses for the child, if eligible for coverage, upon application by the parent, the child's other parent, the department or the county designee child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
27,5080
Section 5080
. 767.51 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.51 (4g) In determining child support payments, the court may consider all relevant financial information or other information relevant to the parent's earning capacity, including information reported under s. 49.22 (2m) to the department, or the county child
and spousal support agency, under s. 49.22 (2m) 59.53 (5).
27,5081
Section 5081
. 767.51 (5p) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.51 (5p) (intro.) A party ordered to pay child support under this section shall pay simple interest at the rate of 1.5% per month on any amount unpaid, commencing the first day of the 2nd month after the month in which the amount was due. Interest under this subsection is in lieu of interest computed under s. 807.01 (4), 814.04 (4) or 815.05 (8) and is paid to the clerk of court or support collection department or its designee under s. 767.29. Except as provided in s. 767.29 (1m), the clerk of court or support collection department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, shall apply all payments received for child support as follows:
27,5082
Section 5082
. 767.51 (5p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
767.51 (5p) (a) First, to payment of child support due within the calendar month during which the payment is withheld from income under s. 767.265 or under similar laws of another state. If payment is not made through income withholding, the clerk or support collection
department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, shall first apply child support payments received to payment of child support due within the calendar month during which the payment is received.
27,5091
Section 5091
. 769.101 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.101 (7) “Initiating state" means a state
in from which a proceeding is forwarded, or in which a proceeding is filed for forwarding, to a responding state under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, or under a law or procedure substantially similar to the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act or the revised uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act is filed for forwarding to a responding state Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
27,5092
Section 5092
. 769.101 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.101 (16) “Responding state" means a state
to in which a proceeding is filed or to which a proceeding is forwarded for filing from an initiating state under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, or under a law or procedure substantially similar to the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act or the revised uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
27,5093
Section 5093
. 769.101 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 769.101 (19) (intro.) and amended to read:
769.101 (19) (intro.) “State" means a state of the United States, the district District of Columbia, the commonwealth Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. “State" includes an all of the following:
(a) An Indian tribe and includes a.
(b) A foreign jurisdiction that has enacted a law or established procedures for issuance and enforcement of support orders that are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter or to the procedures under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
27,5094
Section 5094
. 769.207 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.207 (title) Recognition of
controlling child support orders order
.
27,5095
Section 5095
. 769.207 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (intro.) and amended to read:
769.207 (1m) (intro.) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and one 2 or more child support orders have been issued in by tribunals of this state or another state with regard to an the same obligor and a child, a tribunal of this state shall apply the following rules in determining which child support order to recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:
27,5096
Section 5096
. 769.207 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
27,5097
Section 5097
. 769.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (a) and amended to read:
769.207 (1m) (a) If 2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling and must be recognized.
27,5098
Section 5098
. 769.207 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (b) and amended to read:
769.207 (1m) (b) If 2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, an a child support order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child must be recognized, but if an a child support order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the child support order most recently issued
is controlling and must be recognized.
27,5099
Section 5099
. 769.207 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (c) and amended to read:
769.207 (1m) (c) If 2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state may having jurisdiction over the parties must issue a child support order, which is controlling and must be recognized.
27,5100
Section 5100
. 769.207 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
769.207 (1c) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling and must be recognized.
27,5101
Section 5101
. 769.207 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
769.207 (1r) If 2 or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor and child and if the obligor or the individual obligee resides in this state, a party may request a tribunal of this state to determine which child support order controls and must be recognized under sub. (1m). The request must be accompanied by a certified copy of every child support order issued for the obligor and child that is in effect. Every party whose rights may be affected by a determination of which child support order controls must be given notice of the request for that determination.
27,5102
Section 5102
. 769.207 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.207 (2) The tribunal that has issued an the order that is controlling and must be recognized under sub. (1) (1c), (1m) or (1r) is the tribunal having that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in accordance with s. 769.205.
27,5103
Section 5103
. 769.207 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
769.207 (3) A tribunal of this state that determines by order which child support order is controlling under sub. (1m) (a) or (b), or that issues a new child support order that is controlling under sub. (1m) (c), shall include in that order the basis upon which the tribunal made its determination.
27,5104
Section 5104
. 769.207 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
769.207 (4) Within 30 days after the issuance of an order determining which child support order is controlling, the party that obtained the order shall file a certified copy of the order with each tribunal that had issued or registered an earlier child support order. Failure of the party obtaining the order to file a certified copy of the order as required by this subsection subjects the party to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises, but that failure has no effect on the validity or enforceability of the controlling child support order.
27,5105
Section 5105
. 769.304 of the statutes is renumbered 769.304 (1).
27,5106
Section 5106
. 769.304 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
769.304 (2) If a responding state has not enacted this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of this state may issue a certificate or other documents and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding state is a foreign jurisdiction, the tribunal may specify the amount of support sought and provide other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding state.
27,5107
Section 5107
. 769.305 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.305 (1) Whenever a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly under s. 769.301 (3), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner by 1st class mail, or if the petition was filed by a support enforcement agency, notify the support enforcement agency by any federally approved transmittal system, where and when it was filed.
27,5108
Section 5108
. 769.305 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.305 (5) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order by 1st class mail to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
27,5109
Section 5109
. 769.306 of the statutes is amended to read:
769.306 Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, it shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal in this state or another state and notify the petitioner by 1st class mail, or if the petition was filed by a support enforcement agency, notify the support enforcement agency by any federally approved transmittal system, where and when the pleading was sent.
27,5110
Section 5110
. 769.307 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.307 (2) (d) Within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice by 1st class mail to the petitioner.
27,5111
Section 5111
. 769.307 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
769.307 (2) (e) Within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written communication from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication by 1st class mail to the petitioner.
27,5112
Section 5112
. 769.319 of the statutes is amended to read:
769.319 Receipt and disbursement of payments. A support enforcement agency or,its designee or a tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received under a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or, its designee or the tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
27,5113
Section 5113
. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 769 [precedes 769.501] of the statutes is amended to read:
CHAPTER 769
SUBCHAPTER V
DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER
OF ANOTHER STATE
WITHOUT REGISTRATION
27,5114
Section 5114
. 769.501 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 769.501 and amended to read:
769.501 (title) Recognition Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by 1st class mail to the obligor's employer without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the income-withholding order with a tribunal of this state. Upon receipt of the order, the employer shall do all of the following:
27,5115
Section 5115
. 769.501 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
27,5116
Section 5116
. 769.501 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
27,5117
Section 5117
. 769.501 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
27,5118
Section 5118
. 769.501 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 769.506 (1) and amended to read:
769.506 (1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. Section 769.604 applies to the contest.
(2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to any all of the following:
(a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee and to either of the following:.
27,5119
Section 5119
. 769.501 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 769.506 (2) (c) and amended to read:
769.506 (2) (c) The Except as provided in par. (d), the person or agency designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order.
27,5120
Section 5120
. 769.501 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 769.506 (2) (d) and amended to read:
769.506 (2) (d) If no person or agency is designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order, the obligee.
27,5121
Section 5121
. 769.502 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
769.502 Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state. (1) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order under s. 769.501, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.
(2) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state that appears to be regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
(3) Except as provided in sub. (4) and s. 769.503, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the income-withholding order by complying with the terms of the order, as applicable, that specify any of the following:
(a) The duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain.
(b) The person or agency designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded.
(c) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payments, stated as a sum certain, or the provision of health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment.
(d) The amounts of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal or the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain.
(e) The amount of periodic payments of arrears and interest on arrears, stated as a sum certain.
