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SB473, s. 68 19Section 68. 769.301 (2) of the statutes is repealed.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:
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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:
SB473,22,1917 769.307 (2) (a) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in
18of this state or, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the
19respondent.
SB473, s. 82 20Section 82. 769.307 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,22,2321 769.307 (2) (d) Within 10 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
22holidays, after receipt of a written notice in a record from an initiating, responding,
23or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner.
SB473, s. 83 24Section 83. 769.307 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1769.307 (2) (e) Within 10 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
2holidays, after receipt of a written communication in a record from the respondent
3or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner.
SB473, s. 84 4Section 84. 769.307 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 769.307 (6) and amended
5to read:
SB473,23,106 769.307 (6) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney
7and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or
8the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency nor does
9this chapter affect an attorney-client relationship or a fiduciary relationship that
10arises under other law
.
SB473, s. 85 11Section 85. 769.307 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,23,1412 769.307 (3m) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests
13registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification
14shall make reasonable efforts to do either of the following:
SB473,23,1515 (a) Ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order.
SB473,23,1816 (b) If 2 or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling
17order has not been determined, ensure that a request for such a determination is
18made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.
SB473, s. 86 19Section 86. 769.307 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,23,2420 769.307 (4) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests
21registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a
22foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the
23equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate
24as publicly reported.
SB473, s. 87 25Section 87. 769.307 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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1769.307 (5) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request
2a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income-withholding
3order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to
4do so by a support enforcement agency of another state under s. 769.319.
SB473, s. 88 5Section 88. 769.308 of the statutes is renumbered 769.308 (1).
SB473, s. 89 6Section 89. 769.308 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,24,97 769.308 (2) The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has
8established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take
9appropriate action for notification of the determination.
SB473, s. 90 10Section 90. 769.31 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,24,1211 769.31 (2) (b) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and
12support enforcement agencies received from other states.
SB473, s. 91 13Section 91. 769.31 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,24,1814 769.31 (2) (c) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place county in this
15state in which the individual obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or
16in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a
17proceeding under this chapter received from an initiating tribunal or the state
18information agency of the initiating
another state or a foreign country.
SB473, s. 92 19Section 92. 769.311 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,25,720 769.311 (1) A In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to
21establish or modify a support order or , to determine parentage in a proceeding under
22this chapter
of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of
23another state or a foreign country
must verify the file a petition. Unless otherwise
24ordered under s. 769.312, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so
25far as known, the names, residential addresses, and social security numbers and

1dates of birth
of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the
2name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child
3for whom whose benefit support is sought. The or whose parentage is to be
4determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the
petition must be
5accompanied by a certified copy of any support order in effect known to have been
6issued by another tribunal
. The petition may include any other information that may
7assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
SB473, s. 93 8Section 93. 769.312 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,25,19 9769.312 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
10Upon a finding, which may be made ex parte, If a party alleges in an affidavit or a
11pleading under oath
that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be
12unreasonably put at risk jeopardized by the disclosure of specific identifying
13information, or if an existing order so provides, a tribunal shall order that the
14address of the child or party or other identifying
that information must be sealed and
15may
not be disclosed in a pleading or other document filed in a proceeding under this
16chapter
to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes
17into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may
18order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of
19justice
.
SB473, s. 94 20Section 94. 769.313 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,26,421 769.313 (2) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess
22against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, other costs , and necessary
23travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's
24witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee
25or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or the responding state or

1foreign country
, except as provided by other law. Attorney fees may be taxed as costs
2and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the
3attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees,
4costs, and expenses.
SB473, s. 95 5Section 95. 769.314 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,26,96 769.314 (1) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter
7before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney , or through
8services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal
9jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.
SB473, s. 96 10Section 96. 769.314 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,26,1311 769.314 (3) The immunity granted by this section does not extend to civil
12litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under this chapter committed by
13a party while physically present in this state to participate in the proceeding.
SB473, s. 97 14Section 97. 769.316 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,26,1815 769.316 (1) The physical presence of the petitioner a nonresident party who is
16an individual
in a responding tribunal of this state is not required for the
17establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a
18judgment determining parentage of a child.
SB473, s. 98 19Section 98. 769.316 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,26,2420 769.316 (2) A verified petition, An affidavit, a document substantially
21complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference
22in any of them, that would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person,
23is admissible in evidence if given under oath penalty of perjury by a party or witness
24residing in another outside this state.
SB473, s. 99 25Section 99. 769.316 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1769.316 (4) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, or for prenatal
2and postnatal health care of the mother and child, or copies of reports of medical
3assistance payments under subch. IV of ch. 49 for such testing or prenatal and
4postnatal health care, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before trial, are
5admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed or the amount of the
6medical assistance paid and that the charges or payments were reasonable,
7necessary, and customary.
SB473, s. 100 8Section 100. 769.316 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,27,129 769.316 (5) Documentary evidence transmitted from another outside this state
10to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other electronic means that do
11not provide an original writing record may not be excluded from evidence on an
12objection based on the means of transmission.
SB473, s. 101 13Section 101. 769.316 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,27,1914 769.316 (6) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may
15shall permit a party or witness residing in another outside this state to be deposed
16or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone, audiovisual means, or other
17electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location in that state. A tribunal
18of this state shall cooperate with other tribunals of other states in designating an
19appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
SB473, s. 102 20Section 102. 769.316 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,27,2221 769.316 (10) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy,
22is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
SB473, s. 103 23Section 103. 769.317 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,28,4 24769.317 Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state may
25communicate with a tribunal of another outside this state in writing, a record or by

1telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws
2of that state, the legal effect of a judgment, decree , or order of that tribunal, and the
3status of a proceeding in the other state. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar
4information by similar means to a tribunal of another outside this state.
SB473, s. 104 5Section 104. 769.318 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,28,76 769.318 (1) Request a tribunal of another outside this state to assist in
7obtaining discovery.
SB473, s. 105 8Section 105. 769.318 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB473,28,109 769.318 (2) Upon request, compel a person over whom which it has jurisdiction
10to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal of another outside this state.
SB473, s. 106 11Section 106. 769.319 of the statutes is renumbered 769.319 (1) and amended
12to read:
SB473,28,1813 769.319 (1) A support enforcement agency, its designee , or a tribunal of this
14state shall disburse promptly any amounts received under a support order, as
15directed by the order. The agency, its designee, or the tribunal shall furnish to a
16requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified
17statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments
18received.
SB473, s. 107 19Section 107. 769.319 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,28,2320 769.319 (2) If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the
21child resides in this state, upon request from the support enforcement agency of this
22state or another state, the support enforcement agency of this state or a tribunal of
23this state shall do all of the following:
SB473,28,2524 (a) Direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency
25in the state in which the obligee is receiving services.
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1(b) Issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income-withholding
2order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected
3payments.
SB473, s. 108 4Section 108. 769.319 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB473,29,85 769.319 (3) The support enforcement agency of this state receiving redirected
6payments from another state under a law similar to sub. (2) shall furnish to a
7requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian
8of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.
SB473, s. 109 9Section 109. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 769 [precedes 769.401] of the
10statutes is amended to read:
SB473,29,1111 CHAPTER 769
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