SB77, s. 5052 18Section 5052. 767.458 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1873,219 767.458 (2) At the first appearance, if it appears from a sufficient petition or
20affidavit of the child's mother that there is probable cause to believe that any of the
21males named has had sexual intercourse with the mother during a possible time of
22the child's conception, the court may, or upon the request of any party shall, order any
23of the named persons to submit to genetic tests. The tests shall be conducted in
24accordance with s. 767.48. The court is not required to order a person who has

1undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225 to submit to another genetic test under this
2subsection unless a party requests additional tests under s. 767.48 (2).
SB77, s. 5053 3Section 5053 . 767.458 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB77,1873,135 767.458 (2) At the first appearance, if it appears from a sufficient petition or
6affidavit of the child's mother or an alleged father, or from sworn testimony of the
7child's mother or an alleged father,
that there is probable cause to believe that any
8of the males named has had sexual intercourse with the mother during a possible
9time of the child's conception, the court may, or upon the request of any party shall,
10order any of the named persons to submit to genetic tests. The tests shall be
11conducted in accordance with s. 767.48. The court is not required to order a person
12who has undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225 to submit to another genetic test
13under this subsection unless a party requests additional tests under s. 767.48 (2).
SB77, s. 5054 14Section 5054. 767.458 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1873,1915 767.458 (3) At the first appearance, if a statement acknowledging paternity
16under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 1. or 3. that was signed and filed before January 1, 1998, is on
17file, the court may enter an order for child support, legal custody or physical
18placement and, if the respondent who filed the statement does not dispute his
19paternity, may enter a judgment of paternity.
SB77, s. 5055 20Section 5055. 767.465 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1874,221 767.465 (1m) Judgment when mother fails to appear. Notwithstanding sub.
22(1), a court may enter an order adjudicating the alleged father, or man alleging that
23he is the father, to be the father of the child under s. 767.51 if the mother of the child
24fails to appear at the first appearance, unless the first appearance is not required

1under s. 767.457 (2), scheduled genetic test, pretrial hearing or trial if sufficient
2evidence exists to establish the man as the father of the child.
SB77, s. 5056 3Section 5056. 767.465 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1874,144 767.465 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2m), if a respondent is the alleged
5father and fails to appear at the first appearance, unless the first appearance is not
6required under s. 767.457 (2), scheduled court-ordered genetic test, pretrial hearing
7or trial, the court shall enter an order adjudicating the respondent to be the father
8and appropriate orders for support, legal custody and physical placement. The
9orders shall be either served on the respondent or mailed by regular, registered or
10certified mail, to the last-known address of the respondent. The orders shall take
11effect 30 days after service or 30 days after the date on which the orders were mailed
12unless, within that time, the respondent presents to the court or court commissioner
13under s. 757.69 (3) (g) evidence of good cause for failure to appear or failure to have
14undergone a court-ordered genetic test.
SB77, s. 5057 15Section 5057. 767.466 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1874,20 16767.466 Motion to reopen judgment based on statement
17acknowledging paternity.
(intro.) A judgment which adjudicates a person to be
18the father of a child and which was based upon a statement acknowledging paternity
19that was signed and filed before January 1, 1998, may, if no trial was conducted, be
20reopened under any of the following circumstances:
SB77, s. 5058 21Section 5058. 767.47 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1874,2222 767.47 (1) (c) Genetic test results under ss. 49.225, 767.48 or 885.23.
SB77, s. 5059 23Section 5059. 767.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1875,424 767.47 (3) In Except as provided in s. 767.48 (4), in an action against an alleged
25father, evidence offered by him with respect to an identified man who is not subject

1to the jurisdiction of the court concerning that man's sexual intercourse with the
2mother at or about the presumptive time of conception of the child is admissible in
3evidence only after the alleged father has undergone genetic tests and made the
4results
available to the court genetic tests as provided in s. 767.48.
SB77, s. 5060 5Section 5060. 767.47 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1875,96 767.47 (8) The party bringing an action for the purpose of determining
7paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity presumed
8under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving the issues involved
9by clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence.
SB77, s. 5061 10Section 5061. 767.47 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1875,1311 767.47 (11) Bills for services or articles related to the pregnancy, childbirth or
12genetic testing may be admitted into evidence and are prima facie evidence of the
13costs incurred for such services or articles.
SB77, s. 5062 14Section 5062. 767.475 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1875,1615 767.475 (2) Presumption of paternity shall be as provided in ss. 891.39, 891.405
16and 891.41 (1).
SB77, s. 5063 17Section 5063. 767.477 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1875,24 18767.477 Temporary orders. (1) At any time during the pendency of an action
19to establish the paternity of a child, if genetic tests show that the alleged father is
20not excluded and that the statistical probability of the alleged father's parentage is
2199.0% or higher, on the motion of a party, the court shall make an appropriate
22temporary order for the payment of child support and may make a temporary order
23assigning responsibility for and directing the manner of payment of the child's health
24care expenses.
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1(2) Before making any temporary order under sub. (1), the court shall consider
2those factors that the court is required under s. 767.51 to consider when granting a
3final judgment on the same subject matter. If the court makes a temporary child
4support order that deviates from the amount of support that would be required by
5using the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9), the
6court shall comply with the requirements of s. 767.51 (5d).
SB77, s. 5064 7Section 5064. 767.48 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1876,188 767.48 (1) (a) The court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the
9child, mother, any male for whom there is probable cause to believe that he had
10sexual intercourse with the mother during a possible time of the child's conception,
11or any male witness who testifies or will testify about his sexual relations with the
12mother at a possible time of conception to submit to genetic tests. Probable cause of
13sexual intercourse during a possible time of conception may be established by a
14sufficient petition or affidavit of the child's mother filed with the court, or after an
15examination under oath of a complainant or witness, when the court determines
16such an examination is necessary. The court is not required to order a person who
17has undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225 to submit to another test under this
18paragraph unless a party requests additional tests under sub. (2).
SB77, s. 5065 19Section 5065 . 767.48 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB77,1877,621 767.48 (1) (a) The court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the
22child, mother, any male for whom there is probable cause to believe that he had
23sexual intercourse with the mother during a possible time of the child's conception,
24or any male witness who testifies or will testify about his sexual relations with the
25mother at a possible time of conception to submit to genetic tests. Probable cause of

1sexual intercourse during a possible time of conception may be established by a
2sufficient petition or affidavit of the child's mother or an alleged father, filed with the
3court, or after an examination under oath of a complainant party or witness, when
4the court determines such an examination is necessary. The court is not required to
5order a person who has undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225 to submit to another
6test under this paragraph unless a party requests additional tests under sub. (2).