AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,2
1(j) How the parent proposes to resolve disagreements related to matters over
2which the court orders joint decision making.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,43 (k) What child support, family support, maintenance or other income transfer
4there will be.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cn 5Section 3054cn. 767.24 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,86 767.24 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) pars. (am), (b) and (c), based on the best interest
7of the child and after considering the factors under sub. (5), the court may give joint
8legal custody or sole legal custody of a minor child.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054co 9Section 3054co. 767.24 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,1110 767.24 (2) (am) The court shall presume that joint legal custody is in the best
11interest of the child.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cp 12Section 3054cp. 767.24 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,1413 767.24 (2) (b) The court may give joint sole legal custody only if it finds that
14doing so is in the child's best interest and that either of the following applies:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,1515 1. Both parties agree to joint sole legal custody with the same party.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,1816 2. The parties do not agree to joint sole legal custody with the same party, but
17at least one party requests joint sole legal custody and the court specifically finds all
182 or more of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,2019 a. Both parties are One party is not capable of performing parental duties and
20responsibilities and or does not wish to have an active role in raising the child.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,435,2221 b. No One or more conditions exist at that time which that would substantially
22interfere with the exercise of joint legal custody.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,436,723 c. The parties will not be able to cooperate in the future decision making
24required under an award of joint legal custody. In making this finding the court shall
25consider, along with any other pertinent items, any reasons offered by a party

1objecting to joint legal custody. Evidence that either party engaged in abuse, as
2defined in s. 813.122 (1) (a), of the child, as defined in s. 48.02 (2), or evidence of
3interspousal battery, as described under s. 940.19 or 940.20 (1m), or domestic abuse,
4as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (a), creates a rebuttable presumption that the parties will
5not be able to cooperate in the future decision making required. This presumption
6may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that the abuse will not interfere
7with the parties' ability to cooperate in the future decision making required.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cq 8Section 3054cq. 767.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,436,119 767.24 (2) (c) The court may not give sole legal custody to a parent who refuses
10to cooperate with the other parent if the court finds that the refusal to cooperate is
11unreasonable.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cr 12Section 3054cr. 767.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 767.24 (4) (a) 1.
13and amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,436,1614 767.24 (4) (a) 1. Except as provided under par. (b), if the court orders sole or
15joint legal custody under sub. (2), the court shall allocate periods of physical
16placement between the parties in accordance with this subsection.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,436,22 172. In determining the allocation of periods of physical placement, the court
18shall consider each case on the basis of the factors in sub. (5). The court shall set a
19placement schedule that allows the child to have regularly occurring, meaningful
20periods of physical placement with each parent and that maximizes the amount of
21time the child may spend with each parent, taking into account geographic
22separation and accommodations for different households.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cs 23Section 3054cs. 767.24 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,437,224 767.24 (4) (a) 3. Notwithstanding subd. 2. and sub. (5), the court shall presume
25that any proposal submitted to the court with respect to periods of physical

1placement that has been voluntarily agreed to by the parties is in the child's best
2interest.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054ct 3Section 3054ct. 767.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,437,64 767.24 (4) (c) No court may deny periods of physical placement for failure to
5meet, or grant periods of physical placement for meeting, any financial obligation to
6the child or, if the parties were married, to the former spouse.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cu 7Section 3054cu. 767.24 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,437,158 767.24 (5) Factors in custody and physical placement determinations.
9(intro.) In determining legal custody and periods of physical placement, the court
10shall consider all facts relevant to the best interest of the child. The court may not
11prefer one parent or potential custodian over the other on the basis of the sex or race
12of the parent or potential custodian. The court shall consider reports of appropriate
13professionals if admitted into evidence when legal custody or physical placement is
14contested.
The court shall consider the following factors in making its
15determination:
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cv 16Section 3054cv. 767.24 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,437,1917 767.24 (5) (a) The wishes of the child's parent or parents, as shown by any
18stipulation between the parties, any proposed parenting plan or any legal custody
19or physical placement proposal submitted to the court at trial
.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cw 20Section 3054cw. 767.24 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,437,2221 767.24 (5) (bm) The right of the child to spend the same amount of time or
22substantial periods of time with each parent.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cx 23Section 3054cx. 767.24 (5) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,224 767.24 (5) (cm) The amount and quality of time that each parent has spent with
25the child in the past, changes to the parents' custodial roles made necessary by the

1divorce and any reasonable life-style changes that a parent proposes to make to be
2able to spend time with the child in the future.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cy 3Section 3054cy. 767.24 (5) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,54 767.24 (5) (dm) The age of the child and the child's developmental and
5educational needs at different ages.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054cz 6Section 3054cz. 767.24 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,87 767.24 (5) (em) The need for regularly occurring and meaningful periods of
8physical placement to provide predictability and stability for the child.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054d 9Section 3054d. 767.24 (5) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,1210 767.24 (5) (fm) The cooperation and communication between the parties and
11whether either party unreasonably refuses to cooperate or communicate with the
12other party.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dc 13Section 3054dc. 767.24 (5) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,1714 767.24 (5) (g) Whether each party can support the other party's relationship
15with the child, including encouraging and facilitating frequent and continuing
16contact with the child, or whether
one party is likely to unreasonably interfere with
17the child's continuing relationship with the other party.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dd 18Section 3054dd. 767.24 (5) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,2019 767.24 (5) (jm) The reports of appropriate professionals if admitted into
20evidence.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054de 21Section 3054de. 767.242 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,438,23 22767.242 Enforcement of physical placement orders. (1) Definitions. In
23this section:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,3
1(a) "Petitioner" means the parent filing a petition under this section, regardless
2of whether that parent was the petitioner in the action in which periods of physical
3placement were awarded under s. 767.24.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,64 (b) "Respondent" means the parent upon whom a petition under this section is
5served, regardless of whether that parent was the respondent in the action in which
6periods of physical placement were awarded under s. 767.24.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,9 7(2) Who may file. A parent who has been awarded periods of physical
8placement under s. 767.24 may file a petition under sub. (3) if any of the following
9applies:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,1110 (a) The parent has had one or more periods of physical placement denied by the
11other parent.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,1312 (b) The parent has had one or more periods of physical placement substantially
13interfered with by the other parent.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,1714 (c) The parent has incurred a financial loss or expenses as a result of the other
15parent's intentional failure to exercise one or more periods of physical placement
16under an order allocating specific times for the exercise of periods of physical
17placement.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,18 18(3) Petition. (a) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,2019 1. The name of the petitioner and that the petitioner has been awarded periods
20of physical placement.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,2121 2. The name of the respondent.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,439,2222 3. That the criteria in sub. (2) apply.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,223 (b) The petition shall request the imposition of a remedy or any combination
24of remedies under sub. (5) (b). This paragraph does not prohibit a judge or family

1court commissioner from imposing a remedy under sub. (5) (b) if the remedy was not
2requested in the petition.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,43 (c) A judge or family court commissioner shall accept any legible petition for
4an order under this section.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,65 (d) The petition shall be filed under the principal action under which the
6periods of physical placement were awarded.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,87 (e) A petition under this section is a motion for remedial sanction for purposes
8of s. 785.03 (1) (a).
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,12 9(4) Service on respondent; response. Upon the filing of a petition under sub.
10(3), the petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition upon the respondent. The
11respondent may respond to the petition either in writing before or at the hearing
12under sub. (5) (a) or orally at that hearing.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,19 13(5) Hearing; remedies. (a) A judge or family court commissioner shall hold a
14hearing on the petition no later than 30 days after the petition has been served,
15unless the time is extended by mutual agreement of the parties or upon the motion
16of a guardian ad litem and the approval of the judge or family court commissioner.
17The judge or family court commissioner may, on his or her own motion or the motion
18of any party, order that a guardian ad litem be appointed for the child prior to the
19hearing.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,440,2120 (b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the judge or family court commissioner
21may do any of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,222 1. If the judge or family court commissioner finds that the respondent has
23intentionally and unreasonably denied the petitioner one or more periods of physical
24placement or that the respondent has intentionally and unreasonably interfered

1with one or more of the petitioner's periods of physical placement, do one or more of
2the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,43 a. Issue an order granting additional periods of physical placement to replace
4those denied or interfered with.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,75 b. If the underlying order or judgment relating to periods of physical placement
6does not provide for specific times for the exercise of periods of physical placement,
7issue an order specifying the times for the exercise of periods of physical placement.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,88 c. Find the respondent in contempt of court under ch. 785.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,139 d. Grant an injunction ordering the respondent to strictly comply with the
10judgment or order relating to the award of physical placement. In determining
11whether to issue an injunction, the judge or family court commissioner shall consider
12whether alternative remedies requested by the petitioner would be as effective in
13obtaining compliance with the order or judgment relating to physical placement.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,2014 2. If the judge or family court commissioner finds that the petitioner has
15incurred a financial loss or expenses as a result of the respondent's failure,
16intentionally and unreasonably and without adequate notice to the petitioner, to
17exercise one or more periods of physical placement under an order allocating specific
18times for the exercise of periods of physical placement, issue an order requiring the
19respondent to pay to the petitioner a sum of money sufficient to compensate the
20petitioner for the financial loss or expenses.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,441,2321 (c) Except as provided in par. (b) 1. a. and b., the judge or family court
22commissioner may not modify an order of legal custody or physical placement in an
23action under this section.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,3
1(d) The judge or family court commissioner shall award the prevailing party
2a reasonable amount for the cost of maintaining an action under this section and for
3attorney fees.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,54 (e) An injunction issued under par. (b) 1. d. is effective according to its terms,
5for the period of time that the petitioner requests, but not more than 2 years.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,8 6(6) Enforcement assistance. (a) If an injunction is issued under sub. (5) (b)
71. d., upon request by the petitioner the judge or family court commissioner shall
8order the sheriff to assist the petitioner in executing or serving the injunction.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,149 (b) Within 24 hours after a request by the petitioner, the clerk of the circuit
10court shall send a copy of an injunction issued under sub. (5) (b) 1. d. to the sheriff
11or to any other local law enforcement agency that is the central repository for orders
12and that has jurisdiction over the respondent's residence. If the respondent does not
13reside in this state, the clerk shall send a copy of the injunction to the sheriff of the
14county in which the circuit court is located.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,1915 (c) The sheriff or other appropriate local law enforcement agency under par. (b)
16shall make available to other law enforcement agencies, through a verification
17system, information on the existence and status of any injunction issued under sub.
18(5) (b) 1. d. The information need not be maintained after the injunction is no longer
19in effect.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,21 20(7) Arrest. A law enforcement officer may arrest and take a person into custody
21if all of the following apply:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,442,2522 (a) A petitioner under this section presents the law enforcement officer with a
23copy of an injunction issued under sub. (5) (b) 1. d. or the law enforcement officer
24determines that such an injunction exists through communication with appropriate
25authorities.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,443,2
1(b) The law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person
2has violated the injunction issued under sub. (5) (b) 1. d.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,443,5 3(8) Penalty. Whoever intentionally violates an injunction issued under sub.
4(5) (b) 1. d. may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 2
5years or both.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054df 6Section 3054df. 767.25 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,443,107 767.25 (1) (intro.) Whenever the court approves a stipulation for child support
8under s. 767.10, enters a judgment of annulment, divorce or legal separation, or
9enters an order or a judgment in a paternity action or in an action under s. 767.02
10(1) (f) or (j) or, 767.08 or 767.62 (3), the court shall do all of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dg 11Section 3054dg. 767.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,443,1312 767.25 (1m) (b) The financial resources of both parents as determined under
13s. 767.255
.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dh 14Section 3054dh. 767.25 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,443,1715 767.25 (1m) (c) The If the parties were married, the standard of living the child
16would have enjoyed had the marriage not ended in annulment, divorce or legal
17separation.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054di 18Section 3054di. 767.25 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,444,1119 767.25 (4m) (b) In addition to ordering child support for a child under sub. (1),
20the court shall specifically assign responsibility for and direct the manner of
21payment of the child's health care expenses. In assigning responsibility for a child's
22health care expenses, the court shall consider whether a child is covered under a
23parent's health insurance policy or plan at the time the court approves a stipulation
24for child support under s. 767.10, enters a judgment of annulment, divorce or legal
25separation, or enters an order or a judgment in a paternity action or in an action

1under s. 767.02 (1) (f) or (j) or, 767.08 or 767.62 (3), the availability of health
2insurance to each parent through an employer or other organization, the extent of
3coverage available to a child and the costs to the parent for the coverage of the child.
4A parent may be required to initiate or continue health care insurance coverage for
5a child under this subsection. If a parent is required to do so, he or she shall provide
6copies of necessary program or policy identification to the custodial parent and is
7liable for any health care costs for which he or she receives direct payment from an
8insurer. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the court to
9enter or modify support orders containing provisions for payment of medical
10expenses, medical costs, or insurance premiums which are in addition to and not
11inconsistent with this subsection.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dj 12Section 3054dj. 767.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,444,1413 767.25 (5) Liability Subject to ss. 767.51 (4) and 767.62 (4m), liability for past
14support shall be limited to the period after the birth of the child.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dk 15Section 3054dk. 767.25 (6) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
16Wisconsin Act 191
, section 398, is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,444,2517 767.25 (6) (intro.) A party ordered to pay child support under this section shall
18pay simple interest at the rate of 1.5% 1% per month on any amount in arrears that
19is equal to or greater than the amount of child support due in one month. If the party
20no longer has a current obligation to pay child support, interest at the rate of 1.5%
211% per month shall accrue on the total amount of child support in arrears, if any.
22Interest under this subsection is in lieu of interest computed under s. 807.01 (4),
23814.04 (4) or 815.05 (8) and is paid to the department or its designee under s. 767.29.
24Except as provided in s. 767.29 (1m), the department or its designee, whichever is
25appropriate, shall apply all payments received for child support as follows:
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 3054dL
1Section 3054dL. 767.253 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,445,6 2767.253 Seek-work orders. In an action for modification of a child support
3order under s. 767.32 or an action in which an order for child support is required
4under s. 767.25 (1), 767.51 (3) or 767.62 (4) (a), the court may order either or both
5parents of the child to seek employment or participate in an employment or training
6program.
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