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1Section 45. 767.855 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,24,14 2767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. Except as
3provided in s. 767.863 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the paternity of a
4child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem, the court or supplemental
5court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g) may, with respect to a male, refuse to
6order genetic tests, if genetic tests have not yet been taken, and dismiss the action

7if the court or supplemental court commissioner determines that a judicial
8determination of whether the a male is the father of the child is not in the best
9interest of the child, dismiss the action with respect to the male, regardless of
10whether genetic tests have been performed or what the results of the tests, if
11performed, were. Notwithstanding ss. 767.813 (5g) (form) 4., 767.84 (1) and (2),
12767.863 (2), 767.865 (2), and 767.88 (4), if genetic tests have not yet been performed
13with respect to the male, the court or supplemental court commissioner is not
14required to order those genetic tests
.
SB158,46 15Section 46 . 767.87 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,24,1916 767.87 (8) Burden of proof. The party bringing an action for the purpose of
17determining paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity
18presumed under s. 891.405, 891.407, or 891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving
19the issues involved by clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence.
SB158,47 20Section 47 . 769.201 (1m) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,24,2221 769.201 (1m) (gm) The individual was conclusively determined from genetic
22test results to be the father under s. 767.804.
SB158,48 23Section 48. 802.12 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,24,2524 802.12 (3) (d) 1. Custody and physical placement under s. 767.41, 767.804 (3),
25767.805 (4), 767.863 (3), or 767.89 (3).
SB158,49
1Section 49. 802.12 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,25,32 802.12 (3) (d) 3. Child support under s. 767.511, 767.804 (3), 767.805 (4),
3767.863 (3), or 767.89 (3).
SB158,50 4Section 50. 808.075 (4) (d) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,25,65 808.075 (4) (d) 9. Enforcement of payments under s. 767.77, 767.804 (3),
6767.805 (4), or 767.89.
SB158,51 7Section 51. 808.075 (4) (d) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,25,98 808.075 (4) (d) 10. Enforcement of orders under s. 767.78, 767.804 (3), 767.805
9(4), or 767.89.
SB158,52 10Section 52 . 852.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,25,1611 852.05 (2) Property of a child born to unmarried parents passes in accordance
12with s. 852.01 except that the father or the father's kindred can inherit only if the
13father has been adjudicated to be the father in a paternity proceeding under ch. 767
14or by final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in another state or
15has been determined to be the father under s. 767.804 or 767.805 or a substantially
16similar law of another state.
SB158,53 17Section 53 . 891.407 of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,25,21 18891.407 Presumption of paternity based on genetic test results. A man
19is presumed to be the natural father of a child if the man has been conclusively
20determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 and no other
21man is presumed to be the father under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1).
SB158,54 22Section 54 . 938.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,26,1523 938.02 (13) “Parent" means a biological parent, a husband who has consented
24to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or a parent by adoption. If
25the juvenile is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not

1subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, “parent" includes a person conclusively
2determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 or a
person
3acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another state or
4adjudicated to be the biological father. “Parent" does not include any person whose
5parental rights have been terminated. For purposes of the application of s. 938.028
6and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, “parent" means a
7biological parent, an Indian husband who has consented to the artificial
8insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has lawfully
9adopted an Indian juvenile, including an adoption under tribal law or custom, and
10includes, in the case of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do
11not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively determined
12from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804,
a person acknowledged
13under s. 767.805, a substantially similar law of another state, or tribal law or custom
14to be the biological father, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father, but does
15not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.
SB158,55 16Section 55 . 938.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,26,2317 938.27 (5) Notice to biological fathers. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the court shall
18make reasonable efforts to identify and notify any person who has filed a declaration
19of paternal interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively determined from
20genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 (1),
any person who has
21acknowledged paternity of the child under s. 767.805 (1), and any person who has
22been adjudged to be the father of the juvenile in a judicial proceeding unless the
23person's parental rights have been terminated.
SB158,56 24Section 56 . 938.396 (2g) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,27,11
1938.396 (2g) (g) Paternity of juvenile. Upon request of a court having
2jurisdiction over actions affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support
3enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch.
4IX of ch. 767, the party's attorney or the guardian ad litem for the juvenile who is the
5subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records
6of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 relating
7to the paternity of a juvenile for the purpose of determining the paternity of the
8juvenile or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s.
9891.405, 891.407, or 891.41, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this
10chapter and ch. 48 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to
11the paternity of the juvenile or disclose to the requester those records.
SB158,57 12Section 57. Initial applicability.
SB158,27,1513 (1) Paternity determination or presumption based on genetic test results.
14The treatment of s. 767.804 first applies to genetic tests that are performed on the
15effective date of this subsection.
SB158,27,1916 (2) Genetic tests in paternity actions. The treatment of s. 767.855, the
17renumbering and amendment of s. 767.84 (1) (a), and the creation of s. 767.84 (1) (a)
181., 2., and 3. first apply to paternity actions commenced on the effective date of this
19subsection.
SB158,58 20Section 58 . Effective dates.
SB158,27,2221 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after
22publication.
SB158,27,2323 (End)
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