AB100-engrossed, s. 5093
8Section
5093. 769.101 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 769.101 (19) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
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769.101
(19) (intro.) "State" means a state of the United States, the
district 11District of Columbia, the
commonwealth Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any
12territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. "State"
13includes
an all of the following:
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14(a) An Indian tribe
and includes a.
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15(b) A foreign jurisdiction that has
enacted a law or established procedures for
16issuance and enforcement of support orders that are substantially similar to the
17procedures under this chapter
or to the procedures under the Uniform Reciprocal
18Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
19Support Act.
AB100-engrossed,2174,21
21769.207 (title)
Recognition of controlling child support orders order.
AB100-engrossed, s. 5095
22Section
5095. 769.207 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m)
23(intro.) and amended to read:
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769.207
(1m) (intro.) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and
one 2 25or more child support orders have been issued
in
by tribunals of this
state or another
1state with regard to
an the same obligor and
a child, a tribunal of this state shall
2apply the following rules in determining which
child support order to recognize for
3purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:
AB100-engrossed, s. 5097
5Section
5097. 769.207 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (a)
6and amended to read:
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769.207
(1m) (a) If
2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the
8same obligor and child and only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive
9jurisdiction under this chapter, the
child support order of that tribunal
is controlling
10and must be recognized.
AB100-engrossed, s. 5098
11Section
5098. 769.207 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (b)
12and amended to read:
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769.207
(1m) (b) If
2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the
14same obligor and child and more than one of the tribunals would have continuing,
15exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter,
an a child support order issued by a
16tribunal in the current home state of the child must be recognized, but if
an a child
17support order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the
child
18support order most recently issued
is controlling and must be recognized.
AB100-engrossed, s. 5099
19Section
5099. 769.207 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 769.207 (1m) (c)
20and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,2175,2521
769.207
(1m) (c) If
2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the
22same obligor and child and none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive
23jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this state
may having jurisdiction over
24the parties must issue a child support order, which
is controlling and must be
25recognized.
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769.207
(1c) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal
3has issued a child support order, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling
4and must be recognized.
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769.207
(1r) If 2 or more child support orders have been issued for the same
7obligor and child and if the obligor or the individual obligee resides in this state, a
8party may request a tribunal of this state to determine which child support order
9controls and must be recognized under sub. (1m). The request must be accompanied
10by a certified copy of every child support order issued for the obligor and child that
11is in effect. Every party whose rights may be affected by a determination of which
12child support order controls must be given notice of the request for that
13determination.
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769.207
(2) The tribunal that
has issued
an the order
that is controlling and
16must be recognized under sub.
(1) (1c), (1m) or (1r) is the tribunal
having that has 17continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
in accordance with s. 769.205.
AB100-engrossed,2176,2219
769.207
(3) A tribunal of this state that determines by order which child
20support order is controlling under sub. (1m) (a) or (b), or that issues a new child
21support order that is controlling under sub. (1m) (c), shall include in that order the
22basis upon which the tribunal made its determination.
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769.207
(4) Within 30 days after the issuance of an order determining which
25child support order is controlling, the party that obtained the order shall file a
1certified copy of the order with each tribunal that had issued or registered an earlier
2child support order. Failure of the party obtaining the order to file a certified copy
3of the order as required by this subsection subjects the party to appropriate sanctions
4by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises, but that failure has no effect
5on the validity or enforceability of the controlling child support order.
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769.304
(2) If a responding state has not enacted this chapter or a law or
9procedure substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of this state may issue a
10certificate or other documents and make findings required by the law of the
11responding state. If the responding state is a foreign jurisdiction, the tribunal may
12specify the amount of support sought and provide other documents necessary to
13satisfy the requirements of the responding state.