AB380,67,15
1767.265 (2r) Upon entry of each order for child support, maintenance, family
2support or support by a spouse and upon approval of each stipulation for child
3support, unless the court finds that income withholding is likely to cause the payer
4irreparable harm or unless s. 767.267 applies, the court, family circuit court
5commissioner or county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) shall provide notice
6of the assignment by regular mail or by facsimile machine, as defined in s. 134.72 (1)
7(a), or other electronic means to the last-known address of the person from whom the
8payer receives or will receive money. The notice shall provide that the amount
9withheld may not exceed the maximum amount that is subject to garnishment under
1015 USC 1673 (b) (2). If the department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, does
11not receive the money from the person notified, the court, family circuit court
12commissioner or county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) shall provide notice
13of the assignment to any other person from whom the payer receives or will receive
14money. Notice under this subsection may be a notice of the court, a copy of the
15executed assignment or a copy of that part of the court order directing payment.
AB380, s. 188 16Section 188. 767.267 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
17is amended to read:
AB380,68,1118 767.267 (1) If the court or the family circuit court commissioner determines
19that income withholding under s. 767.265 is inapplicable, ineffective or insufficient
20to ensure payment under an order or stipulation specified in s. 767.265 (1), or that
21income withholding under s. 767.25 (4m) (c) or 767.51 (3m) (c) is inapplicable,
22ineffective or insufficient to ensure payment of a child's health care expenses,
23including payment of health insurance premiums, ordered under s. 767.25 (4m) or
24767.51 (3m), the court or family circuit court commissioner may require the payer to
25identify or establish a deposit account, owned in whole or in part by the payer, that

1allows for periodic transfers of funds and to file with the financial institution at
2which the account is located an authorization for transfer from the account to the
3department or its designee, whichever is appropriate. The authorization shall be
4provided on a standard form approved by the court and shall specify the frequency
5and the amount of transfer, sufficient to meet the payer's obligation under the order
6or stipulation, as required by the court or family circuit court commissioner. The
7authorization shall include the payer's consent for the financial institution or an
8officer, employe or agent of the financial institution to disclose information to the
9court, family circuit court commissioner, county child support agency under s. 59.53
10(5), department or department's designee regarding the account for which the payer
11has executed the authorization for transfer.
AB380, s. 189 12Section 189. 767.267 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
13is amended to read:
AB380,68,1814 767.267 (5) A financial institution or an officer, employe or agent of a financial
15institution may disclose information to the court, family circuit court commissioner,
16county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), department or department's designee
17concerning an account for which a payer has executed an authorization for transfer
18under sub. (1).
AB380, s. 190 19Section 190. 767.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,68,2420 767.27 (2) Except as provided in sub. (2m), disclosure forms required under this
21section shall be filed within 90 days after the service of summons or the filing of a
22joint petition or at such other time as ordered by the court or family circuit court
23commissioner. Information contained on such forms shall be updated on the record
24to the date of hearing.
AB380, s. 191 25Section 191. 767.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,69,3
1767.29 (title) Maintenance, child support and family support
2payments, receipt and disbursement;
family circuit court commissioner,
3fees and compensation.
AB380, s. 192 4Section 192. 767.29 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
527
, is amended to read:
AB380,69,146 767.29 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department or its designee
7shall disburse the money received under the judgment or order in the manner
8required by federal regulations and take receipts therefor, unless the department or
9its designee is unable to disburse the moneys because they were paid by check or
10other draft drawn upon an account containing insufficient funds. All moneys
11received or disbursed under this section shall be entered in a record kept by the
12department or its designee, whichever is appropriate, which shall be open to
13inspection by the parties to the action, their attorneys and the family circuit court
14commissioner.
AB380, s. 193 15Section 193. 767.29 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
16Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB380,70,517 767.29 (1) (d) (intro.) For receiving and disbursing maintenance, child support
18or family support payments, and for maintaining the records required under par. (c),
19the department or its designee shall collect an annual fee of $25 to be paid by each
20party ordered to make payments. The court or family circuit court commissioner
21shall order each party ordered to make payments to pay the annual fee under this
22paragraph at the time of, and in addition to, the first payment to the department or
23its designee in each year for which payments are ordered. All fees collected under
24this paragraph shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (3)
25(ja). At the time of ordering the payment of an annual fee under this paragraph, the

1court or family circuit court commissioner shall notify each party ordered to make
2payments of the requirement to pay the annual fee and of the amount of the annual
3fee. If the annual fee under this section is not paid when due, the department or its
4designee may not deduct the annual fee from the maintenance or child or family
5support payment, but may do any of the following:
AB380, s. 194 6Section 194. 767.29 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
727
, is amended to read:
AB380,70,98 767.29 (1) (d) 2. Apply to the court or family a circuit court commissioner for
9an assignment relating to the annual fee in accordance with s. 767.265.
AB380, s. 195 10Section 195. 767.29 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1127
, is amended to read:
AB380,70,2412 767.29 (1) (e) If the maintenance, child support or family support payments
13adjudged or ordered to be paid are not paid to the department or its designee at the
14time provided in the judgment or order, the county child support agency under s.
1559.53 (5) or the family a circuit court commissioner of the county shall take such
16proceedings as he or she considers advisable to secure the payment of the sum
17including enforcement by contempt proceedings under ch. 785 or by other means.
18Copies of any order issued to compel the payment shall be mailed to counsel who
19represented each party when the maintenance, child support or family support
20payments were awarded. In case any fees of officers in any of the proceedings,
21including the compensation of the family circuit court commissioner at the rate of $50
22per day unless the commissioner is on a salaried basis, is not collected from the
23person proceeded against, the fees shall be paid out of the county treasury upon the
24order of the presiding judge and the certificate of the department.
AB380, s. 196 25Section 196. 767.29 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,71,4
1767.29 (1m) (b) The court or the family circuit court commissioner has ordered
2that overpayments of child support, family support or maintenance that do not
3exceed the amount of support or maintenance due in the next month may be held for
4disbursement in the next month.
AB380, s. 197 5Section 197. 767.29 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,71,136 767.29 (3) (a) If maintenance payments or support money, or both, is ordered
7to be paid for the benefit of any person, who is committed by court order to an
8institution or is in confinement, or whose legal custody is vested by court order under
9ch. 48 or 938 in an agency, department or relative, the court or family a circuit court
10commissioner may order such maintenance payments or support money to be paid
11to the relative or agency, institution, welfare department or other entity having the
12legal or actual custody of said person, and to be used for the latter's care and
13maintenance, without the appointment of a guardian under ch. 880.
AB380, s. 198 14Section 198. 767.29 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,71,2415 767.29 (3) (b) If a child who is the beneficiary of support under a judgment or
16order is placed by court order in a child caring institution, juvenile correctional
17institution or state mental institution, the right of the child to support during the
18period of the child's confinement, including any right to unpaid support accruing
19during that period, is assigned to the state. If the judgment or order providing for
20the support of a child who is placed in a child caring institution, juvenile correctional
21institution or state mental institution includes support for one or more other
22children, the support that is assigned to the state shall be the proportionate share
23of the child placed in the institution, except as otherwise ordered by the court or
24family circuit court commissioner on the motion of a party.
AB380, s. 199 25Section 199. 767.293 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,72,23
1767.293 (1) If an order for child support under this chapter or s. 948.22 (7), an
2order for family support under this chapter or a stipulation approved by the court or
3the family circuit court commissioner for child support under this chapter requires
4a payer to pay child or family support in an amount that is expressed as a percentage
5of parental income, the payee, including the state or a county child support agency
6under s. 59.53 (5) if the state is a real party in interest under s. 767.075 (1), may
7establish an arrearage by filing an affidavit in the action in which the order for the
8payment of support was entered or the stipulation for support was approved. The
9affidavit shall state the amount of the arrearage and the facts supporting a
10reasonable basis on which the arrearage was determined and may state the payer's
11current income and the facts supporting a reasonable basis on which the payer's
12current income was determined. Not later than 60 days after filing the affidavit, the
13payee shall serve the affidavit on the payer in the manner provided in s. 801.11 (1)
14(a) or (b) or by sending the affidavit by registered or certified mail to the last-known
15address of the payer. After the payee files a proof of service on the payer, the court
16shall send a notice to the payer by regular, registered or certified mail to the payer's
17last-known address. The notice shall provide that, unless the payer requests a
18hearing to dispute the arrearage or the amount of the arrearage not later than 20
19days after the date of the notice, the court or family circuit court commissioner may
20enter an order against the payer in the amount stated in the affidavit and may
21provide notice of assignment under s. 767.265. The notice shall include the mailing
22address to which the request for hearing must be mailed or delivered in order to
23schedule a hearing under sub. (2).
AB380, s. 200 24Section 200. 767.293 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,73,7
1767.293 (2) If the payer makes a timely request for a hearing, the court or
2family circuit court commissioner shall hold a hearing on the issue of the amount of
3the arrearage, if any. If the court or family circuit court commissioner determines
4after hearing that an arrearage exists, the court or family circuit court commissioner
5shall enter an order establishing an arrearage in the amount determined by the court
6or family circuit court commissioner and may send notice of assignment under s.
7767.265.
AB380, s. 201 8Section 201. 767.293 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,73,189 767.293 (3) If the court or family circuit court commissioner sends the notice
10under sub. (1) and the payer fails to make a timely request for a hearing, the court
11or family circuit court commissioner, if the affidavit demonstrates to the satisfaction
12of the court or family circuit court commissioner that an arrearage exists, shall enter
13an order establishing an arrearage in the amount determined by the court or family
14circuit court commissioner and may send notice of assignment under s. 767.265. The
15court or family circuit court commissioner shall send the order to the payer's
16last-known address and shall inform the payer whether an assignment is in effect
17and that the payer may, within a 10-day period, by motion request a hearing on the
18issue of whether the order should be vacated or the assignment should be withdrawn.
AB380, s. 202 19Section 202. 767.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,74,2020 767.32 (1) (a) After a judgment or order providing for child support under this
21chapter or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4.,
22938.357 (5m), 938.363 (2) or 948.22 (7), maintenance payments under s. 767.26 or
23family support payments under this chapter, or for the appointment of trustees
24under s. 767.31, the court may, from time to time, on the petition, motion or order to
25show cause of either of the parties, or upon the petition, motion or order to show cause

1of the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a county
2child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) if an assignment has been made under s.
346.261, 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 49.19 (4) (h) or 49.45 (19) or if either party or
4their minor children receive aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or ch. 49, and upon notice
5to the office of family court commissioner, revise and alter such judgment or order
6respecting the amount of such maintenance or child support and the payment
7thereof, and also respecting the appropriation and payment of the principal and
8income of the property so held in trust, and may make any judgment or order
9respecting any of the matters that such court might have made in the original action,
10except that a judgment or order that waives maintenance payments for either party
11shall not thereafter be revised or altered in that respect nor shall the provisions of
12a judgment or order with respect to final division of property be subject to revision
13or modification. A revision, under this section, of a judgment or order with respect
14to an amount of child or family support may be made only upon a finding of a
15substantial change in circumstances. In any action under this section to revise a
16judgment or order with respect to maintenance payments, a substantial change in
17the cost of living by either party or as measured by the federal bureau of labor
18statistics may be sufficient to justify a revision of judgment or order with respect to
19the amount of maintenance, except that a change in an obligor's cost of living is not
20in itself sufficient if payments are expressed as a percentage of income.
AB380, s. 203 21Section 203. 767.327 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,75,222 767.327 (2) (c) Upon receipt of a copy of a notice of objection under par. (a), the
23court or family circuit court commissioner shall promptly refer the parents for
24mediation or other family court counseling services under s. 767.11 and may appoint
25a guardian ad litem. Unless the parents agree to extend the time period, if mediation

1or counseling services do not resolve the dispute within 30 days after referral, the
2matter shall proceed under subs. (3) to (5).
AB380, s. 204 3Section 204. 767.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,76,34 767.33 (2) An adjustment under sub. (1) may be made only if the party receiving
5payments applies to the family a circuit court commissioner for the adjustment. If
6the order specifies the date on which the annual adjustment becomes effective, the
7application to the family circuit court commissioner must be made at least 20 days
8before the effective date of the adjustment. The family circuit court commissioner,
9upon application by the party receiving payments, shall send a notice by certified
10mail to the last-known address of the obligor. The notice shall be postmarked no
11later than 10 days after the date on which the application was filed and shall inform
12the obligor that an adjustment in payments will become effective on the date
13specified in the order or, if no date is specified in the order, 10 days after the date on
14which the notice is sent. The obligor may, after receipt of notice and before the
15effective date of the adjustment, request a hearing on the issue of whether the
16adjustment should take effect, in which case the adjustment shall be held in
17abeyance pending the outcome of the hearing. The family circuit court commissioner
18shall hold a hearing requested under this subsection within 10 working days after
19the request. If at the hearing the obligor establishes that extraordinary
20circumstances beyond his or her control prevent fulfillment of the adjusted child
21support obligation, the family circuit court commissioner may direct that all or part
22of the adjustment not take effect until the obligor is able to fulfill the adjusted
23obligation. If at the hearing the obligor does not establish that extraordinary
24circumstances beyond his or her control prevent fulfillment of the adjusted
25obligation, the adjustment shall take effect as of the date it would have become

1effective had no hearing been requested. Either party may, within 15 working days
2of the date of the decision by the family circuit court commissioner under this
3subsection, seek review of the decision by the court with jurisdiction over the action.
AB380, s. 205 4Section 205. 767.37 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,76,225 767.37 (1) (a) In any action affecting the family, if the court orders maintenance
6payments or other allowances for a party or children or retains jurisdiction in such
7matters, the written judgment shall include a provision that disobedience of the
8court order with respect to the same is punishable under ch. 785 by commitment to
9the county jail or house of correction until such judgment is complied with and the
10costs and expenses of the proceedings are paid or until the party committed is
11otherwise discharged, according to law. The written judgment in any action affecting
12the family shall include the social security numbers of the parties and of any child
13of the parties. The findings of fact and conclusions of law and the written judgment
14shall be drafted by the attorney for the moving party, and shall be submitted to the
15court and filed with the clerk of the court within 30 days after judgment is granted;
16but if the respondent has been represented by counsel, the findings, conclusions and
17judgment shall first be submitted to respondent's counsel for approval and if the
18family circuit court commissioner has appeared at the trial of the action, such papers
19shall also be sent to the family circuit court commissioner for approval. After any
20necessary approvals are obtained, the findings of fact, conclusions of law and
21judgment shall be submitted to the court. Final stipulations of the parties may be
22appended to the judgment and incorporated by reference therein.
AB380, s. 206 23Section 206. 767.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,77,2024 767.37 (2) So far as a judgment of divorce affects the marital status of the
25parties the court has the power to vacate or modify the judgment for sufficient cause

1shown, upon its own motion, or upon the application of both parties to the action, at
2any time within 6 months from the granting of such judgment. No such judgment
3shall be vacated or modified without service of notice of motion on the office of family
4court commissioner. The court may direct the family a circuit court commissioner or
5appoint some other attorney, to bring appropriate proceedings for the vacation of the
6judgment. The compensation of the family circuit court commissioner when not on
7a salaried basis or other attorney for performing such services shall be at the rate of
8$50 per day, which shall be paid out of the county treasury upon order of the presiding
9judge and the certificate of the clerk of the court. If the judgment is vacated it shall
10restore the parties to the marital relation that existed before the granting of such
11judgment. If after vacation of the judgment either of the parties brings an action in
12this state for divorce against the other the court may order the petitioner in such
13action to reimburse the county the amount paid by it to the family circuit court
14commissioner or other attorney in connection with such vacation proceedings.
15Whenever a judgment of divorce is set aside under this subsection, the court shall
16order the record in the action impounded without regard to s. 767.19; and thereafter
17neither the record nor any part of the record shall be offered or admitted into evidence
18in any action or proceeding except by special order of the court of jurisdiction upon
19good cause shown in any paternity proceedings under this chapter or by special order
20of any court of record upon a showing of necessity to clear title to real estate.
AB380, s. 207 21Section 207. 767.45 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,78,922 767.45 (5) (b) An action under this section may be joined with any other action
23for child support and shall be governed by the procedures specified in s. 767.05
24relating to child support, except that the title of the action shall be "In re the
25paternity of A.B." The petition shall state the name and date of birth of the child if

1born or that the mother is pregnant if the child is unborn, the name of any alleged
2father, whether or not an action by any of the parties to determine the paternity of
3the child or rebut the presumption of paternity to the child has at any time been
4commenced, or is pending before any judge or circuit court commissioner, in this state
5or elsewhere. If a paternity judgment has been rendered, or if a paternity action has
6been dismissed, the petition shall state the court which rendered the judgment or
7dismissed the action, and the date and the place the judgment was granted if known.
8The petition shall also give notice of a party's right to request a genetic test under
9s. 49.225 or 767.48.
AB380, s. 208 10Section 208. 767.455 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,78,1111 767.455 (5) Form. The summons shall be in substantially the following form:
AB380,78,1212 STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT: ....COUNTY
AB380,78,1414 In re the Paternity of A. B.
AB380,78,1515 STATE OF WISCONSIN
AB380,78,1717 C. D.
AB380,78,1818 Address
AB380,78,1919 City, State Zip Code File No. ...
AB380,78,2020 , Petitioners
AB380,78,2121 vs. S U M M O N S
AB380,78,2222 E. F.
AB380,78,2323 Address .... (Case Classification Type): .... (Code No.)
AB380,78,2424 City, State Zip Code
AB380,78,2525 , Respondent

AB380,79,22 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Respondent:
AB380,79,53 You have been sued. .... claims that you are the father of the child, .... born on
4.... (date), in .... (city) (county) (state). You must appear to answer this claim of
5paternity. Your court appearance is:
AB380,79,66 Date:
AB380,79,77 Time:
AB380,79,88 Room:
AB380,79,99 Judge or Family Circuit Court Commissioner:
AB380,79,1010 Address:
AB380,79,2011 If you do not appear, the court will enter a default judgment finding you to be
12the father. A default judgment will take effect 30 days after it is served on or mailed
13to you, unless within those 30 days you present to the court evidence of good cause
14for failure to appear. If you plan to be represented by an attorney, you should contact
15the attorney prior to the court appearance listed above. If you are unable to afford
16an attorney, the court will appoint one for you only upon the blood tests showing that
17you are not excluded as the father and the probability of your being the father is less
18than 99.0%. Appearance is not required if you complete the attached waiver of first
19appearance statement and send it to the court at least 10 days prior to the date of
20your scheduled appearance in this summons.
AB380,79,2121 Dated: ...., .... (year)
AB380,79,2222 Signed:.... ....
AB380,79,2323 G. H., Clerk of Circuit Court
AB380,79,2525 Petitioner's Attorney
AB380,80,1
1State Bar No.: ....
AB380,80,22 Address: ....
AB380,80,33 City, State Zip Code: ....
AB380,80,44 Phone No.: ....
AB380, s. 209 5Section 209. 767.458 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,80,136 767.458 (1m) In an action to establish the paternity of a child who was born
7to a woman while she was married, where a man other than the woman's husband
8alleges that he, not the husband, is the child's father, a party may allege that a
9judicial determination that a man other than the husband is the father is not in the
10best interest of the child. If the court or a circuit or supplemental court commissioner
11under s. 757.69 (3) 757.675 (2) (g) determines that a judicial determination of
12whether a man other than the husband is the father is not in the best interest of the
13child, no genetic tests may be ordered and the action shall be dismissed.
AB380, s. 210 14Section 210. 767.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,80,1915 767.46 (1) A pretrial hearing shall be held before the court or a circuit or
16supplemental
court commissioner under s. 757.69 (3) 757.675 (2) (g). A record or
17minutes of the proceeding shall be kept. At the pretrial hearing the parties may
18present and cross-examine witnesses, request genetic tests and present other
19evidence relevant to the determination of paternity.
AB380, s. 211 20Section 211. 767.463 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,81,3 21767.463 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. Except as
22provided in s. 767.458 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the paternity of a
23child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem, the court or circuit or
24supplemental
court commissioner under s. 757.69 (3) 757.675 (2) (g) may, with
25respect to a man, refuse to order genetic tests, if genetic tests have not yet been taken,

1and dismiss the action if the court or circuit or supplemental court commissioner
2determines that a judicial determination of whether the man is the father of the child
3is not in the best interest of the child.
AB380, s. 212 4Section 212. 767.465 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,81,165 767.465 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2m), if a respondent is the alleged
6father and fails to appear at the first appearance, unless the first appearance is not
7required under s. 767.457 (2), scheduled court-ordered genetic test, pretrial hearing
8or trial, the court shall enter an order adjudicating the respondent to be the father
9and appropriate orders for support, legal custody and physical placement. The
10orders shall be either served on the respondent or mailed by regular, registered or
11certified mail, to the last-known address of the respondent. The orders shall take
12effect 30 days after service or 30 days after the date on which the orders were mailed
13unless, within that time, the respondent presents to the court or a circuit or
14supplemental
court commissioner under s. 757.69 (3) (g) 757.675 (2) (g) evidence of
15good cause for failure to appear or failure to have undergone a court-ordered genetic
16test.
AB380, s. 213 17Section 213. 767.51 (3m) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,82,218 767.51 (3m) (f) 2. The notice provided to the parent shall inform the parent that
19coverage for the child under the new employer's health benefit plan will be in effect
20upon the employer's receipt of the notice. The notice shall inform the parent that he
21or she may, within 10 business days after receiving the notice, by motion request a
22hearing before the court on the issue of whether the order to provide coverage of the
23child's health care expenses should remain in effect. A motion under this subdivision
24may be heard by a family circuit court commissioner. If the parent requests a hearing
25and the court or family circuit court commissioner determines that the order to

1provide coverage of the child's health care expenses should not remain in effect, the
2court shall provide notice to the employer that the order is no longer in effect.
AB380, s. 214 3Section 214. 767.62 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,82,84 767.62 (2) (b) If a statement acknowledging paternity is timely rescinded as
5provided in s. 69.15 (3m), a court or family circuit court commissioner may not enter
6an order specified in sub. (4) with respect to the man who signed the statement as
7the father of the child unless the man is adjudicated the child's father using the
8procedures set forth in ss. 767.45 to 767.60.
AB380, s. 215 9Section 215. 767.62 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB380,82,1310 767.62 (3) (b) Except as provided in s. 767.045, in an action specified in par. (a)
11the court or family a circuit court commissioner may appoint a guardian ad litem for
12the child and shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a party who is a minor, unless the
13minor party is represented by an attorney.
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