AB417,51,1515 K.   Life insurance and annuities:
AB417,51,1616 1.   Face value
AB417,51,1717 2.   Cash surrender value
AB417,51,1818 L.   Retirement benefits (include value):
AB417,51,1919 1.   Pension plans
AB417,51,2020 2.   Profit sharing plans
AB417,51,2121 3.   HR-10 KEOGH plans
AB417,51,2222 4.   IRAs
AB417,51,2323 5.   Deferred compensation plans
AB417,51,2424 M.   Other assets not listed elsewhere
AB417,51,2525 II.   Obligations (total outstanding balance):
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1A.   Mortgages and liens
AB417,52,22 B.   Credit cards
AB417,52,33 C.   Other obligations to financial institutions
AB417,52,54 D.   Alimony, maintenance and child support (per
5month)
AB417,52,86 E.   Other obligations (such as other obligations
7to individuals, guarantees, contingent
8liabilities)
AB417,52,99 III.   Annual compensation for services:
AB417,52,1110 (for example, wages and income from
11self-employment; also include social security,
AB417,52,1212 disability and similar income here)
AB417,52,1313 (IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SPACE,
AB417,52,1414 ADD ADDITIONAL SHEETS.)
AB417,116 15Section 116 . 767.215 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,52,1816 767.215 (2) (b) The name and birthdate of each minor child of the parties and
17each other child born to the wife a party during the marriage, and whether the wife
18a party is pregnant.
AB417,117 19Section 117 . 767.215 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,52,2220 767.215 (5) (a) 2. The name, date of birth, and social security number of each
21minor child of the parties and of each child who was born to the wife a party during
22the marriage and who is a minor.
AB417,118 23Section 118 . 767.323 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,53,12 24767.323 Suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation. During the
25pendency of an action for divorce or legal separation, the court may, upon written

1stipulation of both parties that they desire to attempt a reconciliation, enter an order
2suspending any and all orders and proceedings for such period, not exceeding 90
3days, as the court determines advisable to permit the parties to attempt a
4reconciliation without prejudice to their respective rights. During the suspension
5period, the parties may resume living together as husband and wife a married couple
6and their acts and conduct do not constitute an admission that the marriage is not
7irretrievably broken or a waiver of the ground that the parties have voluntarily lived
8apart continuously for 12 months or more immediately prior to the commencement
9of the action. Suspension may be revoked upon the motion of either party by an order
10of the court. If the parties become reconciled, the court shall dismiss the action. If
11the parties are not reconciled after the period of suspension, the action shall proceed
12as though no reconciliation period was attempted.
AB417,119 13Section 119 . 767.80 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,53,1814 767.80 (1) Who may bring action or file motion. (intro.) The following persons
15may bring an action or file a motion, including an action or motion for declaratory
16judgment, for the purpose of determining the paternity of a child or for the purpose
17of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s. 891.405 or the presumption of
18parentage under s.
891.41 (1):
AB417,120 19Section 120 . 767.80 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,53,2220 767.80 (1) (c) Unless s. 767.805 (1) applies, a male presumed to be the child's
21father under s. 891.405 or a person presumed to be the child's parent under s. 891.41
22(1).
AB417,121 23Section 121 . 767.80 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,54,724 767.80 (2) Certain agreements not a bar to action. Regardless of its terms,
25an agreement made after July 1, 1981, other than an agreement approved by the

1court between an alleged father or presumed father parent and the mother or child,
2does not bar an action under this section. Whenever the court approves an
3agreement in which one of the parties agrees not to commence an action under this
4section, the court shall first determine whether or not the agreement is in the best
5interest of the child. The court shall not approve any provision waiving the right to
6bring an action under this section if this provision is contrary to the best interests
7of the child.
AB417,122 8Section 122 . 767.855 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,54,16 9767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. Except as
10provided in s. 767.863 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the paternity of a
11child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem or the child's mother if she is
12not a party
, the court or supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g)
13may, with respect to a male, refuse to order genetic tests, if genetic tests have not yet
14been taken, and dismiss the action if the court or supplemental court commissioner
15determines that a judicial determination of whether the male is the father of the
16child is not in the best interest of the child.
AB417,123 17Section 123. 767.863 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,55,318 767.863 (1m) Paternity allegation by male person other than husband
19spouse; when determination not in best interest of child. In an action to establish
20the paternity of a child who was born to a woman while she was married, if a male
21person other than the woman's husband spouse alleges that he, not the husband
22woman's spouse, is the child's father biological parent, a party, or the woman if she
23is not a party,
may allege that a judicial determination that a male person other than
24the husband woman's spouse is the father biological parent is not in the best interest
25of the child. If the court or a supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2)

1(g) determines that a judicial determination of whether a male person other than the
2husband woman's spouse is the father biological parent is not in the best interest of
3the child, no genetic tests may be ordered and the action shall be dismissed.
AB417,124 4Section 124 . 767.87 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,55,105 767.87 (1m) Birth record required. (intro.) If the child was born in this state,
6the petitioner shall present a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or a printed
7copy of the record from the birth database of the state registrar to the court, so that
8the court is aware of whether a name has been inserted on the birth certificate as the
9father parent of the child other than the mother, at the earliest possible of the
10following:
AB417,125 11Section 125 . 767.87 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,55,1612 767.87 (8) Burden of proof. The party bringing an action for the purpose of
13determining paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity
14presumed under s. 891.405 or the nonexistence of parentage presumed under s.
15891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving the issues involved by clear and
16satisfactory preponderance of the evidence.
AB417,126 17Section 126. 767.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,55,2118 767.87 (9) Artificial insemination; natural father parent . Where If a child
19is conceived by artificial insemination, the husband spouse of the mother of the child
20at the time of the conception of the child is the natural father parent of the child, as
21provided in s. 891.40.
AB417,127 22Section 127. 767.883 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,56,1823 767.883 (1) Two parts. The trial shall be divided into 2 parts, the first part
24dealing with the determination of paternity and the 2nd part dealing with child
25support, legal custody, periods of physical placement, and related issues. The main

1issue at the first part shall be whether the alleged or presumed father is or is not the
2father of the mother's child, but if the child was born to the mother while she was the
3lawful wife spouse of a specified male person, the prior issue of whether the husband
4mother's spouse was not the father parent of the child shall be determined first, as
5provided under s. 891.39. The first part of the trial shall be by jury only if the
6defendant verbally requests a jury trial either at the initial appearance or pretrial
7hearing or requests a jury trial in writing prior to the pretrial hearing. The court may
8direct and, if requested by either party before the introduction of any testimony in
9the party's behalf, shall direct the jury to find a special verdict as to any of the issues
10specified in this section, except that the court shall make all of the findings
11enumerated in s. 767.89 (2) to (4). If the mother is dead, becomes insane, cannot be
12found within the jurisdiction, or fails to commence or pursue the action, the
13proceeding does not abate if any of the persons under s. 767.80 (1) makes a motion
14to continue. The testimony of the mother taken at the pretrial hearing may in any
15such case be read in evidence if it is competent, relevant, and material. The issues
16of child support, custody, and visitation, and related issues shall be determined by
17the court either immediately after the first part of the trial or at a later hearing before
18the court.
AB417,128 19Section 128. 769.316 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,56,2220 769.316 (9) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and
21wife
between spouses or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this
22chapter.
AB417,129 23Section 129 . 769.401 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,56,2424 769.401 (2) (a) A presumed father parent of the child.
AB417,130 25Section 130 . 769.401 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1769.401 (2) (g) The mother A parent of the child.
AB417,131 2Section 131. 815.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,57,153 815.20 (1) An exempt homestead as defined in s. 990.01 (14) selected by a
4resident owner and occupied by him or her shall be exempt from execution, from the
5lien of every judgment, and from liability for the debts of the owner to the amount
6of $75,000, except mortgages, laborers', mechanics', and purchase money liens, and
7taxes, and except as otherwise provided. The exemption shall not be impaired by
8temporary removal with the intention to reoccupy the premises as a homestead nor
9by the sale of the homestead, but shall extend to the proceeds derived from the sale
10to an amount not exceeding $75,000, while held, with the intention to procure
11another homestead with the proceeds, for 2 years. The exemption extends to land
12owned by husband and wife spouses jointly or in common or as marital property, and
13each spouse may claim a homestead exemption of not more than $75,000. The
14exemption extends to the interest therein of tenants in common, having a homestead
15thereon with the consent of the cotenants, and to any estate less than a fee.
AB417,132 16Section 132. 822.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,57,2017 822.40 (4) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses
18and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife between
19spouses
or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this
20subchapter.
AB417,133 21Section 133. 851.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,222 851.30 (2) (a) An individual who obtains or consents to a final decree or
23judgment of divorce from the decedent or an annulment of their marriage, if the
24decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless they subsequently

1participate in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each other or they
2subsequently hold themselves out as husband and wife married to each other.
AB417,134 3Section 134 . 852.01 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,74 852.01 (1) (f) 1. One-half to the maternal grandparents on one side equally if
5both survive, or to the surviving maternal grandparent on that side; if both maternal
6grandparents on that side are deceased, to the issue of the maternal grandparents
7on that side or either of them, per stirpes.
AB417,135 8Section 135 . 852.01 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,109 852.01 (1) (f) 2. One-half to the paternal relations on the other side in the same
10manner as to the maternal relations under subd. 1.
AB417,136 11Section 136 . 852.01 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,1412 852.01 (1) (f) 3. If either the maternal side or the paternal side has no surviving
13grandparent or issue of a grandparent, the entire estate to the decedent's relatives
14on the other side.
AB417,137 15Section 137. 854.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,2216 854.03 (3) Marital property. Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), if a
17husband and wife
2 spouses die leaving marital property and it is not established
18that one survived the other by at least 120 hours, 50 percent of the marital property
19shall be distributed as if it were the husband's the first spouse's individual property
20and the husband 2nd spouse had survived, and 50 percent of the marital property
21shall be distributed as if it were the wife's 2nd spouse's individual property and the
22wife first spouse had survived.
AB417,138 23Section 138 . 891.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,58,25 24891.39 (title) Presumption as to whether a child is marital or
25nonmarital;
self-crimination self-incrimination; birth certificates.
AB417,139
1Section 139. 891.39 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,59,152 891.39 (1) (a) Whenever it is established in an action or proceeding that a child
3was born to a woman while she was the lawful wife of legally married to a specified
4man person, any party asserting in such action or proceeding that the husband was
5spouse is not the father parent of the child shall have the burden of proving that
6assertion by a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence. In all such
7actions or proceedings the husband and the wife spouses are competent to testify as
8witnesses to the facts. The court or judge in such cases shall appoint a guardian ad
9litem to appear for and represent the child whose paternity parentage is questioned.
10Results of a genetic test, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m), showing that a man person
11other than the husband mother's spouse is not excluded as the father of the child and
12that the statistical probability of the man's person's parentage is 99.0 percent or
13higher constitute a clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence of the
14assertion under this paragraph, even if the husband mother's spouse is unavailable
15to submit to genetic tests, as defined in s. 767.001 (1m).
AB417,140 16Section 140 . 891.39 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,59,2417 891.39 (1) (b) In actions affecting the family , in which the question of paternity
18parentage is raised, and in paternity proceedings, the court, upon being satisfied that
19the parties to the action are unable to adequately compensate any such guardian ad
20litem for the guardian ad litem's services and expenses, shall then make an order
21specifying the guardian ad litem's compensation and expenses, which compensation
22and expenses shall be paid as provided in s. 967.06. If the court orders a county to
23pay the compensation of the guardian ad litem, the amount ordered may not exceed
24the compensation paid to private attorneys under s. 977.08 (4m) (b).
AB417,141 25Section 141 . 891.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1891.39 (3) If any court under this section adjudges a child to be a nonmarital
2child, the clerk of court shall report the facts to the state registrar, who shall issue
3a new birth certificate showing the correct facts as found by the court, and shall
4dispose of the original, with the court's report attached under s. 69.15 (3). If the
5husband mother's spouse is a party to the action and the court makes a finding as
6to whether or not the husband mother's spouse is the father parent of the child, such
7finding shall be conclusive in all other courts of this state.
AB417,142 8Section 142 . 891.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 891.40 (1) (a) and
9amended to read:
AB417,60,1510 891.40 (1) (a) If, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the
11consent of her husband spouse, a wife woman is inseminated artificially as provided
12in par. (b)
with semen donated by a man who is not her husband spouse, the husband
13spouse of the mother at the time of the conception of the child shall be the natural
14father parent of a child conceived. The husband's spouse's consent must be in writing
15and signed by him or her and his wife. The by the mother.
AB417,60,22 16(c) 1. If the artificial insemination under par. (a) takes place under the
17supervision of a licensed physician, the
physician shall certify their the signatures
18on the consent and the date of the insemination, and shall file the husband's spouse's
19consent with the department of health services, where it shall be kept. If the
20artificial insemination under par. (a) does not take place under the supervision of a
21licensed physician, the spouses shall file the signed consent, which shall include the
22date of the insemination, with the department of health services.
AB417,60,24 232. The department of health services shall keep a consent filed under subd. 1.
24confidential and in a sealed file except as provided in s. 46.03 (7) (bm). However,
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13. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the physician's or spouses' failure to file the
2consent form does not affect the legal status of father natural parent and child.
AB417,61,6 3(d) All papers and records pertaining to the artificial insemination under par.
4(a)
, whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the a
5supervising physician or sperm bank or elsewhere, may be inspected only upon an
6order of the court for good cause shown.
AB417,143 7Section 143 . 891.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB417,61,98 891.40 (1) (b) The artificial insemination under par. (a) must satisfy any of the
9following:
AB417,61,1110 1. The artificial insemination takes place under the supervision of a licensed
11physician.
AB417,61,1212 2. The semen used for the insemination is obtained from a sperm bank.
AB417,144 13Section 144 . 891.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,61,1714 891.40 (2) The donor of semen provided to a licensed physician or obtained from
15a sperm bank
for use in the artificial insemination of a woman other than the donor's
16wife spouse is not the natural father parent of a child conceived, bears no liability for
17the support of the child, and has no parental rights with regard to the child.
AB417,145 18Section 145 . 891.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB417,61,2119 891.40 (3) This section applies with respect to children conceived before, on,
20or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], as a result of
21artificial insemination.
AB417,146 22Section 146 . 891.41 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB417,61,24 23891.41 (title) Presumption of paternity parentage based on marriage of
24the parties.
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