SB473, s. 45 22Section 45. 769.204 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,223 769.204 (1) (intro.) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to
24establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a

1petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if
2all of the following apply:
SB473, s. 46 3Section 46. 769.204 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,74 769.204 (1) (a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before
5the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing
6a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the
7foreign country
.
SB473, s. 47 8Section 47. 769.204 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,109 769.204 (1) (b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of
10jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country.
SB473, s. 48 11Section 48. 769.204 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,1512 769.204 (2) (intro.) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to
13establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a
14petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of
15the following apply:
SB473, s. 49 16Section 49. 769.204 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,1917 769.204 (2) (a) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign
18country
is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a
19responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state.
SB473, s. 50 20Section 50. 769.204 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,13,2221 769.204 (2) (c) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state
22of the child.
SB473, s. 51 23Section 51. 769.205 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB473,14,3 24769.205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support
25order.
(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent

1with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to
2modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and any of the
3following applies:
SB473,14,64 (a) At the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the
5residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the
6support order is issued.
SB473,14,107 (b) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee,
8or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a
9record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise
10jurisdiction to modify its order.
SB473,14,13 11(2) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with
12the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the
13order if any of the following applies:
SB473,14,1714 (a) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the
15tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at
16least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence
17of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
SB473,14,1818 (b) Its order is not the controlling order.
SB473,14,23 19(3) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to
20the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act
21that modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state
22shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other
23state.
SB473,15,3
1(4) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to
2modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal
3of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
SB473,15,6 4(5) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a
5jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing
6tribunal.
SB473, s. 52 7Section 52. 769.206 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB473,15,11 8769.206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (1) A
9tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law
10of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state
11to enforce any of the following:
SB473,15,1412 (a) The order, if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by
13a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform
14Interstate Family Support Act.
SB473,15,1715 (b) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order that
16accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the
17controlling order.
SB473,15,19 18(2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order
19may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
SB473, s. 53 20Section 53. 769.207 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,15,22 21769.207 (title) Recognition Determination of controlling child support
22order.
SB473, s. 54 23Section 54. 769.207 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,16,524 769.207 (1m) (intro.) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and 2 or
25more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state or, another

1state, or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and child, a tribunal of this
2state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall
3apply the following rules in determining and by order shall determine which child
4support order to recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction controls
5and must be recognized
:
SB473, s. 55 6Section 55. 769.207 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,16,97 769.207 (1m) (a) If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive
8jurisdiction under this chapter, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling
9and must be recognized
controls.
SB473, s. 56 10Section 56. 769.207 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,16,1511 769.207 (1m) (b) If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing,
12exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, a child support order issued by a tribunal
13in the current home state of the child must be recognized, but controls, or, if a child
14support order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the child
15support order most recently issued is controlling and must be recognized controls.
SB473, s. 57 16Section 57. 769.207 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,16,2017 769.207 (1m) (c) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive
18jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state having jurisdiction over the
19parties must
shall issue a child support order, which is controlling and must be
20recognized
controls.
SB473, s. 58 21Section 58. 769.207 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,17,422 769.207 (1r) If 2 or more child support orders have been issued for the same
23obligor and same child and if the obligor or the individual obligee resides in this state,
24a party may request a tribunal of this state to
, upon the request of a party who is an
25individual or that is a support enforcement agency, a tribunal of this state having

1personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall

2determine which child support order controls and must be recognized under sub.
3(1m). The request may be filed with a registration for enforcement or registration
4for modification under subch. VI, or may be filed as a separate proceeding.
SB473,17,10 5(1t) A request to determine which is the controlling child support order must
6be accompanied by a certified copy of every child support order issued for the obligor
7and child that is in effect. Every and the applicable record of payments. The
8requesting party shall give each
party whose rights may be affected by a
9determination of which child support order controls must be given notice of the
10request for that determination.
SB473, s. 59 11Section 59. 769.207 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,17,1412 769.207 (2) The tribunal that issued the order that is controlling and must be
13recognized
under sub. (1c), (1m), or (1r) is the tribunal that has continuing, exclusive
14jurisdiction in accordance with to the extent provided in s. 769.205 or 769.206.
SB473, s. 60 15Section 60. 769.207 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (3) (intro.) and
16amended to read:
SB473,17,2017 769.207 (3) (intro.) A tribunal of this state that determines by order which child
18support order is controlling under sub. (1m) (a) or (b) or (1r), or that issues a new child
19support order that is controlling under sub. (1m) (c), shall include state in that order
20the all of the following:
SB473,17,21 21(a) The basis upon which the tribunal made its determination.
SB473, s. 61 22Section 61. 769.207 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,17,2323 769.207 (3) (b) The amount of prospective support, if any.
SB473, s. 62 24Section 62. 769.207 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,18,3
1769.207 (3) (c) The total amount of consolidated arrears and accrued interest,
2if any, under all of the orders after all payments made are credited as provided by s.
3769.209.
SB473, s. 63 4Section 63. 769.207 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,18,75 769.207 (5) An order that has been determined to be the controlling child
6support order, or a judgment for consolidated arrears of support and interest, if any,
7made under this section, must be recognized in proceedings under this chapter.
SB473, s. 64 8Section 64. 769.208 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,18,14 9769.208 Multiple child Child support orders for 2 or more obligees. In
10responding to multiple registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more child
11support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and
12different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another
13state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the
14same manner as if the multiple orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
SB473, s. 65 15Section 65. 769.209 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,18,21 16769.209 Credit for payments. Amounts A tribunal of this state shall credit
17amounts
collected and credited for a particular period pursuant to a any child
18support order issued by a tribunal of another state must be credited against the
19amounts accruing or accrued owed for the same period under a any other child
20support order for support of the same child issued by the a tribunal of this state,
21another state, or a foreign country
.
SB473, s. 66 22Section 66. 769.210 of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,19,5 23769.210 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal
24jurisdiction.
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a
25nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating

1to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from
2outside this state pursuant to s. 769.316, communicate with a tribunal outside this
3state pursuant to s. 769.317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this
4state pursuant to s. 769.318. In all other respects, subchs. III to VI do not apply, and
5the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
SB473, s. 67 6Section 67. 769.211 of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,19,10 7769.211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support
8order.
(1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with
9the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal
10support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
SB473,19,13 11(2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by
12a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive
13jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
SB473,19,15 14(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a
15spousal support order may serve as any of the following:
SB473,19,1716 (a) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the
17spousal support order issued in this state.
SB473,19,1818 (b) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
SB473, s. 68 19Section 68. 769.301 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB473, s. 69 20Section 69. 769.301 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,19,2521 769.301 (3) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may
22commence a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an
23initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or
24a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that
25has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
SB473, s. 70
1Section 70. 769.302 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,20,10 2769.302 Action by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other
3legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for
4the benefit of the minor's child. Notwithstanding s. 767.407 (1) or 803.01 (3), the
5court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor's child, but the court need not
6appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor parent who maintains such a proceeding
7unless the proceeding is one for the determination of parentage, in which case the
8court or a circuit court commissioner shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor
9parent within this state who maintains such a proceeding or for a minor within this
10state who is alleged to be a parent, as provided in s. 767.82 (1).
SB473, s. 71 11Section 71. 769.304 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,20,1812 769.304 (1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an
13initiating tribunal of this state shall forward 3 copies of the petition and its
14accompanying documents to the responding tribunal or appropriate support
15enforcement agency in the responding state, or, if the identity of the responding
16tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a
17request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be
18acknowledged.
SB473, s. 72 19Section 72. 769.304 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,320 769.304 (2) If a responding state has not enacted this chapter or a law or
21procedure substantially similar to this chapter
requested by the responding
22tribunal
, a tribunal of this state may shall issue a certificate or other documents and
23make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding state
24tribunal is in a foreign jurisdiction, country, upon request the tribunal may of this
25state shall
specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the

1equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market
2exchange rate as publicly reported,
and provide any other documents necessary to
3satisfy the requirements of the responding state foreign tribunal.
SB473, s. 73 4Section 73. 769.305 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,95 769.305 (1) Whenever a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or
6comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly under s. 769.301 (3), it
7shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner, or if the
8petition was filed by a support enforcement agency, notify the support enforcement
9agency by any federally approved transmittal system,
where and when it was filed.
SB473, s. 74 10Section 74. 769.305 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,1211 769.305 (2) (intro.) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent otherwise
12authorized
not prohibited by other law, may do any of the following:
SB473, s. 75 13Section 75. 769.305 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,1614 769.305 (2) (a) Issue Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child
15support order, determine the controlling child support order, or render a judgment
16to
determine parentage of a child.
SB473, s. 76 17Section 76. 769.305 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,1918 769.305 (2) (b) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the
19amount and the manner of compliance.
SB473, s. 77 20Section 77. 769.305 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,21,2321 769.305 (2) (h) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's
22current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer,
23address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment.
SB473, s. 78 24Section 78. 769.305 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,22,5
1769.305 (6) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or
2modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this
3state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent
4amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly
5reported.
SB473, s. 79 6Section 79. 769.306 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,22,12 7769.306 Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is
8received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, it the tribunal shall forward the
9pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal in of this state or
10another state and notify the petitioner, or if the petition was filed by a support
11enforcement agency, notify the support enforcement agency by any federally
12approved transmittal system,
where and when the pleading was sent.
SB473, s. 80 13Section 80. 769.307 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,22,1514 769.307 (2) (intro.) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing
15services to the petitioner shall do all of the following as appropriate:
SB473, s. 81 16Section 81. 769.307 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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