769.201(1m)(a)
(a) The individual is personally served with a summons or other notice within this state.
769.201(1m)(b)
(b) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering a general appearance or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction.
769.201(1m)(c)
(c) The individual resided with the child in this state.
769.201(1m)(d)
(d) The individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child.
769.201(1m)(e)
(e) The child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual.
769.201(1m)(f)
(f) The individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse.
769.201(1m)(g)
(g) The individual asserted parentage of a child in a declaration of paternal interest filed with the department of children and families under
s. 48.025 or in a statement acknowledging paternity filed with the state registrar under
s. 69.15 (3) (b) 1. or
3.
769.201(1m)(h)
(h) There is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
769.201(2m)
(2m) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in
sub. (1m) or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of
s. 769.611 are met or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of
s. 769.615 are met.
769.201 Annotation
When conception allegedly occurred in Florida and the non-resident alleged father visited Wisconsin only once following the birth, for an unspecified purpose, the child's residence in the state was an insufficient contact to subject the alleged father to the court's jurisdiction. State ex rel. N.R.Z. v. G.L.C.
152 Wis. 2d 97,
447 N.W.2d 533 (1989).
769.201 Annotation
The predecessor of sub. (1m) (f), 767.01 (2) (b), 1989 stats., did not violate the due process clause. Paternity of C.A.K.
159 Wis. 2d 224,
464 N.W.2d 59 (Ct. App. 1990).
769.202
769.202
Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by
ss. 769.205,
769.206, and
769.211.
769.202 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.203
769.203
Initiating and responding tribunal of this state. Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
769.203 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.204
769.204
Simultaneous proceedings. 769.204(1)
(1) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if all of the following apply:
769.204(1)(a)
(a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country.
769.204(1)(b)
(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country.
769.204(1)(c)
(c) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.
769.204(2)
(2) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of the following apply:
769.204(2)(a)
(a) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state.
769.204(2)(b)
(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state.
769.204(2)(c)
(c) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
769.204 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.205
769.205
Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. 769.205(1)
(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and any of the following applies:
769.205(1)(a)
(a) At the time of the filing of a request for modification this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued.
769.205(1)(b)
(b) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.
769.205(2)
(2) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if any of the following applies:
769.205(2)(a)
(a) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
769.205(3)
(3) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act that modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.
769.205(4)
(4) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
769.205(5)
(5) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
769.205 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.206
769.206
Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. 769.206(1)(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce any of the following:
769.206(1)(a)
(a) The order, if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
769.206(1)(b)
(b) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order that accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
769.206(2)
(2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
769.206 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.207
769.207
Determination of controlling child support order. 769.207(1c)(1c) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling and must be recognized.
769.207(1m)
(1m) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and 2 or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state, or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and child, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules and by order shall determine which child support order controls and must be recognized:
769.207(1m)(a)
(a) If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the child support order of that tribunal controls.
769.207(1m)(b)
(b) If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, a child support order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child controls, or, if a child support order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the child support order most recently issued controls.
769.207(1m)(c)
(c) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state shall issue a child support order, which controls.
769.207(1r)
(1r) If 2 or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor and same child, upon the request of a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall determine which child support order controls under
sub. (1m). The request may be filed with a registration for enforcement or registration for modification under
subch. VI, or may be filed as a separate proceeding.
769.207(1t)
(1t) A request to determine which is the controlling child support order must be accompanied by a copy of every child support order issued for the obligor and child that is in effect and the applicable record of payments. The requesting party shall give each party whose rights may be affected by a determination of which child support order controls notice of the request for that determination.
769.207(3)
(3) A tribunal of this state that determines by order which child support order is controlling under
sub. (1m) (a) or
(b) or
(1r), or that issues a new child support order that is controlling under
sub. (1m) (c), shall state in that order all of the following:
769.207(3)(a)
(a) The basis upon which the tribunal made its determination.
769.207(3)(c)
(c) The total amount of consolidated arrears and accrued interest, if any, under all of the orders after all payments made are credited as provided by
s. 769.209.
769.207(4)
(4) Within 30 days after the issuance of an order determining which child support order is controlling, the party that obtained the order shall file a certified copy of the order with each tribunal that had issued or registered an earlier child support order. Failure of the party obtaining the order to file a certified copy of the order as required by this subsection subjects the party to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises, but that failure has no effect on the validity or enforceability of the controlling child support order.
769.207(5)
(5) An order that has been determined to be the controlling child support order, or a judgment for consolidated arrears of support and interest, if any, made under this section, must be recognized in proceedings under this chapter.
769.208
769.208
Child support orders for 2 or more obligees. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
769.208 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.209
769.209
Credit for payments. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country.
769.209 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.210
769.210
Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to
s. 769.316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to
s. 769.317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to
s. 769.318. In all other respects,
subchs. III to
VI do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
769.210 History
History: 2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.211
769.211
Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. 769.211(1)
(1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
769.211(2)
(2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
769.211(3)
(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as any of the following:
769.211(3)(a)
(a) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state.
769.211(3)(b)
(b) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
769.211 History
History: 2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
769.301
769.301
Proceedings under this chapter. 769.301(1)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
769.301(3)
(3) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
769.301 History
History: 1993 a. 326;
2009 a. 321;
2015 a. 82 s.
12.
769.302
769.302
Action by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
769.303
769.303
Application of law of this state. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall do all of the following:
769.303(1)
(1) Apply the procedural and substantive law, including the rules on choice of law, generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings.
769.303(2)
(2) Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.
769.303 History
History: 1993 a. 326.
769.304
769.304
Duties of initiating tribunal. 769.304(1)
(1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state, or, if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
769.304(2)
(2) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other documents and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
769.305
769.305
Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
