SB473, s. 29 19Section 29. 769.101 (20) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,9,2020 769.101 (20) (c) Determination Request determination of parentage of a child.
SB473, s. 30 21Section 30. 769.101 (20) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,9,2222 769.101 (20) (d) Location of Attempt to locate obligors or their assets.
SB473, s. 31 23Section 31. 769.101 (20) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,9,2424 769.101 (20) (e) Request determination of the controlling child support order.
SB473, s. 32 25Section 32. 769.101 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,10,8
1769.101 (21) "Support order" means a judgment, decree or, order, decision, or
2directive,
whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued in a state or
3foreign country
for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse, that provides
4for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support, or
5reimbursement, and that for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee
6in place of child support. "Support order"
may include related costs and fees, interest,
7income withholding, automatic adjustment, reasonable attorney fees, and other
8relief.
SB473, s. 33 9Section 33. 769.101 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,10,1210 769.101 (22) "Tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or
11quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to
12determine parentage in this state or in an issuing or responding state of a child.
SB473, s. 34 13Section 34. 769.102 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB473,10,14 14769.102 (title) State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
SB473, s. 35 15Section 35. 769.102 of the statutes is renumbered 769.102 (1).
SB473, s. 36 16Section 36. 769.102 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,10,1817 769.102 (2) The department of children and families and county child support
18agencies under s. 59.53 (5) are the support enforcement agencies of this state.
SB473, s. 37 19Section 37. 769.103 of the statutes is renumbered 769.103 (1).
SB473, s. 38 20Section 38. 769.103 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,10,2121 769.103 (2) This chapter does not do any of the following:
SB473,10,2322 (a) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order
23under the law of this state.
SB473,11,3
1(b) Grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an
2order relating to legal custody or physical placement of a child in a proceeding under
3this chapter.
SB473, s. 39 4Section 39. 769.105 of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,11,8 5769.105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and
6foreign support proceeding.
(1) A tribunal of this state shall apply subchs. I to
7VI and, as applicable, subch. VII, to a support proceeding that involves any of the
8following:
SB473,11,99 (a) A foreign support order.
SB473,11,1010 (b) A foreign tribunal.
SB473,11,1111 (c) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
SB473,11,14 12(2) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support
13order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of
14subchs. I to VI.
SB473,11,17 15(3) Subchapter VII applies only to a support proceeding under the convention.
16In such a proceeding, if a provision of subch. VII is inconsistent with subchs. I to VI,
17subch. VII controls.
SB473, s. 40 18Section 40. 769.201 of the statutes is renumbered 769.201 (1m), and 769.201
19(1m) (intro.) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB473,11,2320 769.201 (1m) (intro.) In a proceeding under this chapter to establish, or enforce
21or modify a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state
22may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the individual's
23guardian or conservator, if any of the following applies:
SB473,12,224 (g) The individual asserted parentage of a child in a declaration of paternal
25interest filed with the department of children and families under s. 48.025 or in a

1statement acknowledging paternity filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3)
2(b) 1. or 3.
SB473, s. 41 3Section 41. 769.201 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,12,84 769.201 (2m) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in sub. (1m) or in any
5other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal
6of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements
7of s. 769.611 are met or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements
8of s. 769.615 are met.
SB473, s. 42 9Section 42. 769.202 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB473,12,14 10769.202 Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired
11by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state
12relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has
13continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to
14enforce its order as provided by ss. 769.205, 769.206, and 769.211.
SB473, s. 43 15Section 43. 769.203 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,12,19 16769.203 Initiating and responding tribunal of this state. Under this
17chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward
18proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for
19proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
SB473, s. 44 20Section 44. 769.204 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,12,21 21769.204 (title) Simultaneous proceedings in another state.
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.
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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.
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