(am) (intro.) In an action for modification of a child support order under s. 767.32 767.59, an action in which an order for child support is required under s. 767.25 (1), 767.51 (3) or 767.62 (4) 767.511 (1), 767.805 (4), or 767.89 (3), or a contempt of court proceeding to enforce a child support or family support order in a county that contracts under s. 49.36 (2), the court may order a parent who is not a custodial parent to register for a work experience and job training program under s. 49.36 if all of the following conditions are met:
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136. 767.295 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 767.55 (2) (b) and (c), and 767.55 (2) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:
767.55 (2) (c) If the court enters an order under par. (a) (am), it shall order the parent to pay child support equal to the amount determined by applying the percentage standard established under s. 49.22 (9) to the income a person would earn by working 40 hours per week for the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1) or equal to the amount of child support that the parent was ordered to pay in the most recent determination of support under this chapter. The child support obligation ordered under this paragraph continues until the parent makes timely payment in full for 3 consecutive months or until the person participates in the program under s. 49.36 for 16 weeks, whichever comes occurs first. The court shall provide in its order that the parent must
shall make child support payments calculated under s. 767.25 767.511 (1j) or (1m) after the obligation to make payments ordered under this paragraph ceases.
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137. 767.30 of the statutes is renumbered 767.77, and 767.77 (title), (1), (2) and (3) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.77 (title) Enforcement of payments ordered payment obligations. (1)
Definition. If the court orders any payment for In this section, "payment obligation" means an obligation to pay support under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2), support or maintenance under s. 767.08 767.501, child support, family support, or maintenance under s. 767.23 767.225, child support under s. 767.25 767.511, maintenance under s. 767.26 767.56, family support under s. 767.261 767.531, attorney fees under s. 767.262 767.241, child support or a child's health care expenses under s. 767.477 767.85, paternity obligations under s. 767.458 (3), 767.51 or 767.62 (4)
767.805 (4), 767.863 (3), or 767.89, support arrearages under s. 767.293 767.71, or child or spousal support under s. 948.22 (7), the.
(1m) Terms of payment. The court may provide order that any a payment obligation be paid in the amounts and at the times that it considers expedient.
(2) Security for payment. The court may impose liability for any a payment listed under sub. (1) obligation as a charge upon any specific real estate of the obligated party liable or may require that party to give sufficient security for payment. However, no such No charge upon real estate may become effectual is effective until the order or judgment imposing liability or a certified copy of it is recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the real estate is situated.
(3) Noncompliance; enforcement. (intro.) If the a party fails to pay a payment ordered under sub. (1)
(1m) or to give security under sub. (2), the court may by any appropriate remedy enforce the judgment, or the order as if it were a final judgment, including any past due payment and interest. Appropriate remedies include but are not limited to:
443,138
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138. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 767 [precedes 767.301] of the statutes is created to read:
CHAPTER 767
SUBCHAPTER IV
annulment, DIVORCE,
And LEGAL SEPARATION
443,139
Section
139. 767.303 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 767.73 (title) and amended to read:
767.73 (title) Enforcement of
Delinquent child or family support; suspension of operating privilege.
443,140
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140. 767.303 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 767.73 (1) (a) and amended to read:
767.73 (1) (a) If a person fails to pay In this subsection, "support payment" means a payment ordered for support under s. 767.077 767.521, support under s. 767.08 767.501, child support or family support under s. 767.23 767.225, child support under s. 767.25 767.511, family support under s. 767.261 767.531, revised child or family support under s. 767.32 767.59, child support under s. 767.458 767.863 (3), child support under s. 767.477 767.85, child support under s. 767.51 767.89, child support under s. 767.62 767.805 (4), child support under ch. 769, or child support under s. 948.22 (7)
, the payment is.
(b) If a person fails to pay a support payment that is 90 or more days past due and the court finds that the person has the ability to pay the amount ordered, the court may suspend the person's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), until the person pays all arrearages in full or makes payment arrangements that are satisfactory to the court, except that the suspension period may not exceed 2 years. If otherwise eligible, the person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10 at any time.
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141. 767.303 (2) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 767.73 (2) to (5), and 767.73 (2) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.73 (2) Notice of suspension to department of transportation. Whenever the If a court orders suspension of a person's operating privilege under sub. (1) (b), the court shall notify the department of transportation, in the form and manner prescribed by the department. The notice to the department shall include the name and last-known address of the person against whom the support order was entered, certification by the court that the person has been notified of the entry of the support order and that there are arrearages in support payments that are 90 or more days past due, and the place where the arrearages may be paid and. The notice shall also state that the person's operating privilege shall remain remains suspended until the person pays all arrearages in full or makes payment arrangements that are satisfactory to the court, except that the suspension period may not exceed 2 years.
(3) Notice of payment to department. If the person subsequently pays the full amount of the arrearages or makes payment arrangements that are satisfactory to the court, the court shall immediately notify the department of transportation of the payment, in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
443,142
Section
142. 767.305 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 767.78 (title).
443,143
Section
143. 767.305 of the statutes is renumbered 767.78 (1) and amended to read:
767.78 (1) Definition. In all cases where a party has incurred a financial this section, "financial obligation" means an obligation for payment incurred under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 767.23, 767.25, 767.255, 767.26, 767.261, 767.262, 767.293, 767.458 (3), 767.477, 767.51, 767.62 (4) 767.225, 767.241, 767.511, 767.531, 767.56, 767.61, 767.71, 767.805 (4), 767.85, 767.863 (3), 767.89, 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2).
(2) Noncompliance; order to show cause. If a person has incurred a financial obligation and has failed within a reasonable time or as ordered by the court to satisfy such the obligation, and where the wage assignment proceeding under s. 767.265 767.75 and the account transfer under s. 767.267 767.76 are inapplicable, impractical, or unfeasible, the court may on its own initiative, and shall on the application of the receiving party, issue an order requiring the payer to show cause at some a reasonable time therein specified
in the order why he or she should not be punished for such misconduct as provided in subject to contempt of court under ch. 785.
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144. 767.31 of the statutes is renumbered 767.57 (5) and amended to read:
767.57 (5) Trustee or receiver may be appointed. The court may appoint a receiver or trustee, when deemed expedient as necessary, to receive any payments ordered under this chapter, to invest and pay over the income for the maintenance of the spouse entitled thereto or the support and education of any of the minor children described in s. 767.511 (4), or to pay over the principal sum in such proportions the amount and at such the times as that the court directs. The
court may require the receiver or trustee shall give such to post bond, with such or without sureties as, in the amount that the court requires, for the faithful performance of his or her trust directs.
Note: Authorizes the court to appoint a receiver, as an alternative to a trustee, to handle maintenance or support obligations. In addition, clarifies that reference to support and education of children includes any minor child or any child less than 19 if the child is pursuing an accredited course of instruction leading to the acquisition of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
443,145
Section
145
. 767.313 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
767.313 (2) Judicial proceeding required; no annulment after death. A judicial proceeding is required to annul a marriage. A marriage may not be annulled after the death of a party to the marriage.
Note: Restates language stricken from current s. 767.03 (intro.). See Sec. 23 of the bill. Reference to voiding a marriage is not included in the restated language because ch. 767 does not include actions to void a marriage.
443,146
Section
146. 767.315 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
767.315 (title) Grounds for divorce and legal separation.
443,147
Section
147. 767.32 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (title) and amended to read:
767.59 (title) Revision of certain judgments support and maintenance orders.
443,148
Section
148. 767.32 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (1) and amended to read:
767.59 (1) Definition. After In this section, "support or maintenance order" means a judgment or order providing for child support under this chapter or s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a), 938.363 (2), or 948.22 (7), for maintenance payments under s. 767.26, or 767.56, for family support payments under this chapter, or for the appointment of trustees or receivers under s. 767.31 , the court may, from time to time, on 767.57 (5).
(1c) Court authority. (a) On the petition, motion, or order to show cause of either of the parties, or upon the petition, motion, or order to show cause of the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) if an assignment has been made under s. 46.261, 48.57 (3m) (b) 2. or (3n) (b) 2., 49.19 (4) (h), or 49.45 (19) or if either party or their minor children receive aid under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) or ch. 49, and upon notice to the office of family court commissioner, revise, a court may, except as provided in par. (b), do any of the following:
1. Revise and alter such judgment or
a support or maintenance order respecting as to the amount of such and payment of maintenance or child support and the payment thereof, and also respecting the appropriation and payment of the principal and income of the property so held in trust, and may make.
2. Make any judgment or order respecting on any of the matters that such matter that the court might have made in the original action, except that.
(b) A court may not revise or modify a judgment or order that waives maintenance payments for either party shall not thereafter be revised or altered in that respect nor shall the provisions of or a judgment or order with respect to final division of property be subject to revision or modification.
Note: Deletes as unnecessary notice to the court commissioner in renumbered sub. (1c) (a) (intro.).
(1f) Support: substantial change in circumstances. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), a revision under this section of a judgment or order with respect
as to an the amount of child or family support may be made only upon a finding of a substantial change in circumstances. In any action under this section to revise a judgment or order with respect to maintenance payments, a substantial change in the cost of living by either party or as measured by the federal bureau of labor statistics may be sufficient to justify a revision of judgment or order with respect to the amount of maintenance, except that a change in an obligor's cost of living is not in itself sufficient if payments are expressed as a percentage of income.
Note: The stricken sentence is relocated to a new subsection. See s. 767.59 (1k), created by Sec. 227 of this bill.
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149. 767.32 (1) (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are renumbered 767.59 (1f) (b), (c) and (d), and 767.59 (1f) (b) (intro.), 3. and 4. and (c) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.59 (1f) (b) (intro.) In any an action under this section to revise a judgment or order with respect to an
the amount of child support, any of the following shall constitute constitutes a rebuttable presumption of a substantial change in circumstances sufficient to justify a revision of the judgment or order:
3. Failure of the payer to furnish a timely disclosure under s. 767.27 (2m) 767.54.
4. A difference between the amount of child support ordered by the court to be paid by the payer and the amount that the payer would have been required to pay based on the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9) if the court did not use the percentage standard in determining the child support payments and did not provide the information required under s. 46.10 (14) (d), 301.12 (14) (d) or 767.25
767.511 (1n), whichever is appropriate.
(c) (intro.) In any an action under this section to revise a judgment or order with respect to an amount of child support, any of the following may constitute a substantial change of circumstances sufficient to justify revision of the judgment or order:
443,150
Section
150. 767.32 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (1m) and amended to read:
767.59 (1m) Payment revisions prospective. In an action under sub. (1) (1c) to revise a judgment or order with respect to child support, maintenance payments, or family support payments, the court may not revise the amount of child support, maintenance payments, or family support payments due, or an amount of arrearages in child support, maintenance payments, or family support payments that has accrued, prior to the date that notice of the action is given to the respondent, except to correct previous errors in calculations.
443,151
Section
151. 767.32 (1r) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (1r), and 767.59 (1r) (intro.) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.59 (1r) Credit to payer for certain payments. (intro.) In an action under sub. (1) (1c) to revise a judgment or order with respect to child support or family support, the court may grant credit to the payer against support due prior to the date on which the petition, motion, or order to show cause is served for payments made by the payer other than payments made as provided in s. 767.265 or 767.29 767.57 or 767.75, in any of the following circumstances:
(c) The payer proves by clear and convincing evidence, with evidence of a written agreement, that the payee expressly agreed to accept the payments in lieu of child or family support paid as provided in s. 767.265 or 767.29 767.57 or 767.75, not including gifts or contributions for entertainment.
443,152
Section
152. 767.32 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (2) (a) and amended to read:
767.59 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2m) or (2r) par. (b) or (c), if the court revises a judgment or order with respect to child support payments, it shall do so by using the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9).
443,153
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153. 767.32 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (2) (b) and amended to read:
767.59 (2) (b) Upon request by a party, the court may modify the amount of revised child support payments determined under sub. (2) par. (a) if, after considering the factors listed in s. 767.25 767.511 (1m), the court finds, by the greater weight of the credible evidence, that the use of the percentage standard is unfair to the child or to any of the parties.
443,154
Section
154. 767.32 (2r) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (2) (c).
443,155
Section
155. 767.32 (2s) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (2s) and amended to read:
767.59 (2s) Stipulation for revision of support. In an action under sub. (1) (1c), the court may not approve a stipulation for the revision of a judgment or order with respect to an amount of child support or family support unless the stipulation provides for payment of an amount of child support or family support that is determined in the manner required under s. 46.10 (14), 301.12 (14), 767.25, 767.51 or 767.62 (4) 767.511, 767.805 (4), or 767.89, whichever is appropriate.
443,156
Section
156. 767.32 (2w) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (2w) and amended to read:
767.59 (2w) When revision effective. A revision of a judgment or order with respect to child support, family support, or maintenance payments has the effect of modifying the original judgment or order with respect to such the payments to the extent of the revision from the date on which the order revising such the payments is effective. The child support, family support, or maintenance payments modified by the order for revision shall cease to accrue under the original judgment or order from the date on which the order revising such the payments is effective.
443,157
Section
157. 767.32 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (3) and amended to read:
767.59 (3) Remarriage; vacating maintenance order. After a final judgment requiring maintenance payments has been rendered and the payee has remarried, the court shall, on application of the payer with notice to the payee and upon proof of remarriage, vacate the order requiring such the payments.
443,158
Section
158. 767.32 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (4) and amended to read:
767.59 (4) Review when the state is a real party in interest. In any case in which the state is a real party in interest under s. 767.075 767.205 (2), the department shall review the support obligation periodically and whenever circumstances so warrant, if appropriate, petition the court for revision of the judgment or order with respect to the support obligation.
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Section
159. 767.32 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 767.59 (5) and amended to read:
767.59 (5) Notice of child support information. A summons or petition, motion, or order to show cause under this section shall include notification of the availability of information under s. 767.081 767.105 (2).
443,160
Section
160. 767.325 (intro.) and (1) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 767.451 (intro.) and (1) to (5), and 767.451 (intro.), (1) (a) (intro.) and (2) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.451 Revision of legal custody and physical placement orders. (intro.) Except for matters under s. 767.327 or 767.329 767.461 or 767.481, the following provisions are applicable to modifications of legal custody and physical placement orders:
(1) (a) Within 2 years after initial order final judgment. (intro.) Except as provided under sub. (2), a court may not modify any of the following orders before 2 years after the initial order final judgment determining legal custody or physical placement is entered under s. 767.24 767.41, unless a party seeking the modification, upon petition, motion, or order to show cause, shows by substantial evidence that the modification is necessary because the current custodial conditions are physically or emotionally harmful to the best interest of the child:
Note: The new language in sub. (1) (a) (intro.) clarifies that the "initial order" referred to in the current provision refers to the final judgment determining legal custody or physical placement under new s. 767.41 (s. 767.24 in current law). No substantive change in current law is intended.
(2) (a) If the parties have substantially equal periods of physical placement pursuant to a court order and circumstances make it impractical for the parties to continue to have substantially equal physical placement, a court, upon petition, motion, or order to show cause by a party, may modify such an the order if it is in the best interest of the child.
(b) In any case in which par. (a) does not apply and in which the parties have substantially equal periods of physical placement pursuant to a court order, a court, upon petition, motion, or order to show cause of a party, may modify such an the order based on the appropriate standard under sub. (1). However, under sub. (1) (b) 2., there is a rebuttable presumption that having substantially equal periods of physical placement is in the best interest of the child.
767.451 (5m) Factors to consider. In all actions to modify legal custody or physical placement orders, the court shall consider the factors under s. 767.24
767.41 (5) (am), subject to s. 767.24 767.41 (5) (bm), and shall make its determination in a manner consistent with s. 767.24 767.41.
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162. 767.325 (6) to (8) of the statutes are renumbered 767.451 (6) to (8), and 767.451 (6m) and (8), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.451 (6m) Parenting plan. In any action to modify a legal custody or physical placement order under sub. (1), the court may require the party seeking the modification to file with the court a parenting plan under s. 767.24 767.41 (1m) before any hearing is held.
(8) Petition, motion, or order to show cause. A petition, motion, or order to show cause under this section shall include notification of the availability of information under s. 767.081 767.105 (2).
443,163
Section
163. 767.325 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Deletes an obsolete applicability provision.
443,164
Section
164. 767.327 (title) and (1) to (6) of the statutes are renumbered 767.481 (title) and (1) to (6), and 767.481 (1) (a) (intro.), (2) (b) and (c) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
767.481 (1) (a) (intro.) If the court grants periods of physical placement to more than one parent, it shall order a parent with legal custody of and physical placement rights to a child to provide not less than 60 days
days' written notice to the other parent, with a copy to the court, of his or her intent to:
(2) (b) If the parent who is proposing the move or removal receives a notice of objection under par. (a) within 20 days after sending a notice under sub. (1) (a), the parent may not move with or remove the child pending resolution of the dispute, or final order of the court under sub. (3), unless the parent obtains a temporary order to do so under s. 767.23 767.225 (1) (bm).
(c) Upon receipt of a copy of a notice of objection under par. (a), the court or circuit court commissioner shall promptly refer the parents for mediation or other family court counseling services under s. 767.11 767.405 and may appoint a guardian ad litem. Unless the parents agree to extend the time period, if mediation or counseling family court services do not resolve the dispute within 30 days after referral, the matter shall proceed under subs. (3) to (5).
(4) Guardian ad litem; prompt hearing. After a petition, motion, or order to show cause is filed under sub. (3), the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, unless s. 767.045 767.407 (1) (am) applies, and shall hold a hearing as soon as possible.
443,165
Section
165. 767.327 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals an obsolete applicability provision.
443,166
Section
166. 767.329 of the statutes is renumbered 767.461 and amended to read:
767.461 Revisions agreed to by stipulation. If after an initial order is entered under s. 767.24, 767.41 the parties agree to a modification in an order of physical placement or legal custody and file a stipulation with the court that specifies the agreed upon modification, the court shall incorporate the terms of the stipulation into a revised order of physical placement or legal custody unless the court finds that the modification is not in the best interest of the child.
