2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
769. Uniform interstate family support act.
769.401 Petition to establish support order.

769.401  Petition to establish support order.

769.401(1) (1) If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state may issue a support order if any of the following applies:

769.401(1)(a) (a) The individual seeking the order resides in another state.

769.401(1)(b) (b) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state.

769.401(2) (2) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if any of the following applies:

769.401(2)(a) (a) The respondent has signed a verified statement acknowledging parentage.

769.401(2)(b) (b) The respondent has been determined by or under law to be the parent.

769.401(2)(c) (c) There is other clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is the child's parent.

769.401(3) (3) Upon finding, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders under s. 769.305.

Effective date text 769.401 Petition to establish support order. (1) If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if any of the following applies:

Effective date text (a) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state.

Effective date text (b) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state.

Effective date text (a) A presumed father of the child.

Effective date text (b) An individual who is petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated.

Effective date text (c) An individual who has been identified as the father of the child through genetic testing.

Effective date text (d) An alleged father of the child who has declined to submit to genetic testing.

Effective date text (e) An individual who has been shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child.

Effective date text (f) An individual who has acknowledged paternity of the child under s. 767.805.

Effective date text (g) The mother of the child.

Effective date text (h) An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.

769.401 History History: 1993 a. 326; 2009 a. 321.