2020 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 769. Uniform interstate family support act.
769.105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
769.105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
(1) A tribunal of this state shall apply subchs. I to VI and, as applicable, subch. VII, to a support proceeding that involves any of the following:
(a) A foreign support order.
(b) A foreign tribunal.
(c) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(2) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of subchs. I to VI.
(3) Subchapter VII applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subch. VII is inconsistent with subchs. I to VI, subch. VII controls.
History: 2009 a. 321; 2015 a. 82 s. 12.