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(1) (k) In conjunction with the filing of a petition for visitation with
20respect to the child under s. 767.43 (3), a parent of a person who has filed a
21declaration of
paternal parental interest under s. 48.025 with respect to the child or
22a parent of a person who, before April 1, 1998, signed and filed a statement
23acknowledging
paternity parentage under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. with respect to the child.
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24Section 241
. 767.80 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1m) Venue. An action under this section may be brought in the county
2in which the child or the alleged
father parent resides or is found or, if the
father 3alleged parent is deceased, in which proceedings for probate of
his the alleged
4parent's estate have been or could be commenced.
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5Section 242
. 767.80 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Certain agreements not a bar to action. Regardless of its terms,
7an agreement made after July 1, 1981, other than an agreement approved by the
8court between an alleged or presumed
father parent and the
mother or person who
9gave birth to the child, does not bar an action under this section. Whenever the court
10approves an agreement in which one of the parties agrees not to commence an action
11under this section, the court shall first determine whether or not the agreement is
12in the best interest of the child. The court shall not approve any provision waiving
13the right to bring an action under this section if this provision is contrary to the best
14interests of the child.
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15Section 243
. 767.80 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(5) (a) In this subsection, “any alleged
father” parent" includes any
male 17person who has engaged in sexual intercourse with the
child's mother during a
18possible time of person who gave birth to the child that may have resulted in the 19conception of the child.
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(b)
An A parentage action under this section may be joined with any other
21action for child support and is governed by the procedures specified in s. 767.205
22relating to child support, except that the title of the action shall be “In re the
23paternity parentage of A.B." The petition shall state the name and date of birth of
24the child if born or that the
mother person is pregnant if the child is unborn, the name
25of any alleged
father parent or presumed parent, whether or not an action by any of
1the parties to determine the
paternity
parentage of the child or rebut the
2presumption of
paternity parentage to the child has at any time been commenced,
3or is pending before any court, in this state or elsewhere. If a
paternity parentage 4judgment has been rendered, or if a
paternity
parentage action has been dismissed,
5the petition shall state the court that rendered the judgment or dismissed the action,
6and the date and the place the judgment was granted if known. The petition shall
7also give notice of a party's right to request a genetic test under s. 49.225 or 767.84.
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8Section 244
. 767.80 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5m) Applicable procedure; exceptions. Except as provided in ss.
10767.804, 767.805, 767.863 (3), 767.85, 767.893 (2) and (2m), and 769.401, unless a
11male person is presumed the child's
father parent under s. 891.41 (1), is adjudicated
12the child's
father parent either under s. 767.89 or by final order or judgment of a court
13of competent jurisdiction in another state, is conclusively determined to be the child's
14father parent from genetic test results under s. 767.804, or has
voluntarily
15acknowledged
himself to be the child's father
parentage under s. 767.805 (1) or a
16substantially similar law of another state, no order or temporary order may be
17entered for child support, legal custody, or physical placement until the
male person 18is adjudicated the
father parent using the procedure set forth in this subchapter,
19except s. 767.804 or 767.805. Except as provided in ss. 767.804, 767.805, 767.85, and
20769.401, the exclusive procedure for establishment of child support obligations, legal
21custody, or physical placement rights for a
male
person who is not presumed the
22child's
father parent under s. 891.41 (1), adjudicated the
father parent, conclusively
23determined to be the child's
father parent from genetic test results under s. 767.804,
24or acknowledged under s. 767.805 (1) or a substantially similar law of another state
25to be the
father parent is by an action under this subchapter, except s. 767.804 or
1767.805, or under s. 769.402. No person may waive the use of this procedure. If a
2presumption under s. 891.41 (1) exists, a party denying
paternity parentage has the
3burden of rebutting the presumption.
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4Section 245
. 767.80 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6m) When action must be commenced. The attorney designated under
6sub. (6) (a) shall commence an action under this section on behalf of the state within
76 months after receiving notification under s. 69.03 (15) that
no father only one
8parent is named on the birth record of a child who is a resident of the county if
9paternity parentage has not been conclusively determined from genetic test results
10under s. 767.804, acknowledged under s. 767.805 (1) or a substantially similar law
11of another state, or adjudicated, except in situations under s. 69.14 (1) (g) and (h) and
12as provided by the department by rule.
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13Section 246
. 767.80 (6r) (a) 1., 2. c. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
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(6r) (a) 1. Give priority to matters referred under s. 48.299 (6) (a) or
15938.299 (6) (a), including priority in determining whether an action should be
16brought under this section
and, if the determination is that such an action should be
17brought, priority in bringing the action and in establishing the existence or
18nonexistence of
paternity parentage.
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2. c. That the
male person designated in s. 48.299 (6) (a) or 938.299 (6) (a) has
20previously been excluded as the
father parent of the child.
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3. If an action is brought under this section, notify the court that referred the
22matter as soon as possible of a judgment or order determining the existence or
23nonexistence of
paternity parentage.
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24Section 247
. 767.803 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1767.803 Determination of marital children. If the
father and mother 2natural parents of a nonmarital child enter into a lawful marriage or a marriage
3which appears and they believe is lawful, except where the parental rights of the
4mother parent who gave birth were terminated before either of these circumstances,
5the child becomes a marital child, is entitled to a change in birth record under s. 69.15
6(3) (b), and shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges of a marital child as if he or she
7had been born during the marriage of the parents. This section applies to all cases
8before, on, or after its effective date, but no estate already vested shall be divested
9by this section and ss. 765.05 to 765.24 and 852.05. The children of all marriages
10declared void under the law are nevertheless marital children.
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11Section 248
. 767.804 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.804
(1) (title)
Conclusive determination of paternity parentage
.
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13Section 249
. 767.804 (1) (a) (intro.), 1., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended
14to read:
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(1) (a) (intro.) If genetic tests have been performed with respect to a
16child, the
child's mother person who gave birth to the child, and a
male person 17alleged
, or alleging
himself, to be the child's
father other parent, the test results
18constitute a conclusive determination of
paternity
parentage, effective on the date
19on which the report under par. (c) is submitted to the state registrar, which has the
20same effect as a judgment of
paternity parentage, if all of the following apply:
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1. Both the
child's mother person who gave birth to the child and the
male 22alleged parent are over the age of 18 years.
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3. The test results show that the
male alleged parent is not excluded as the
24father parent and that the statistical probability of the
male's alleged parent's 25parentage is 99.0 percent or higher.
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14. No other
male person is presumed to be the
father natural parent under s.
2891.405 or 891.41 (1).
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3Section 250
. 767.804 (1) (b) (intro.), 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended
4to read:
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(1) (b) (intro.) When the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5)
6receives genetic test results described in par. (a) 3. and the requirements under par.
7(a) are satisfied, the county child support agency shall send notice to the
mother 8person who gave birth to the child and
male the alleged parent by regular mail at
9their last-known addresses. The notice must be sent at least 15 days in advance of
10the date on which the county child support agency intends to file the report under
11par. (c) and shall advise the
mother person who gave birth to the child and
male the
12alleged parent of all of the following:
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2. That the report under par. (c) will be filed with the state registrar if neither
14the
mother person who gave birth to the child nor the
male alleged parent timely
15objects under subd. 4., and the date on which the report will be filed.
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3. That an action affecting the family concerning custody, child support, or
17physical placement rights may be brought with respect to the
mother person who
18gave birth to the child and
male the alleged parent.