767.895 Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity. A judgment which adjudicates a person to be the father of a child and which was based upon a statement acknowledging paternity that was signed and filed before April 1, 1998, may, if no trial was conducted, be reopened under any of the following circumstances:
(1) At any time upon motion or petition for good cause shown.
(2) Upon a motion under s. 806.07.
(3) Within one year after entry of the judgment upon motion or petition.
History: 1987 a. 413; 1997 a. 191; 2005 a. 443 s. 206; Stats. 2005 s. 767.895.77.00
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 767 - Actions affecting the family.
767.041 - Full faith and credit; comity.
767.055 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Act.
767.105 - Information from the office of family court commissioner.
767.117 - Prohibited acts during pendency of action.
767.127 - Financial disclosure.
767.13 - Impoundment of record.
767.16 - Circuit court commissioner or law partner; when interested; procedure.
767.18 - Actions to affirm marriage.
767.201 - Civil procedure generally governs.
767.205 - Parties; title of actions.
767.215 - Initiating action; petition and response.
767.217 - Notice to Child Support Program.
767.225 - Orders during pendency of action.
767.235 - Trial or hearing on judgment.
767.241 - Award of attorney fees and other fees and costs.
767.251 - Content, preparation, and approval of judgment.
767.264 - Dismissal; vacation; substitution or withdrawal of attorney.
767.273 - Allowances pending appeal.
767.281 - Filing procedures and orders for enforcement or modification of judgments or orders.
767.301 - Residence requirements.
767.315 - Grounds for divorce and legal separation.
767.323 - Suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation.
767.331 - Actions for certain interspousal remedies.
767.333 - Initial orders based on stipulation prior to judgment.
767.335 - Waiting period for final hearing or trial.
767.34 - Court-approved stipulation.
767.35 - Judgment of divorce or legal separation.
767.36 - Copies of judgment to parties.
767.375 - Effect on transfers at death.
767.385 - Maintenance, legal custody, and support when divorce or separation denied.
767.401 - Educational programs and classes.
767.405 - Family court services.
767.407 - Guardian ad litem for minor children.
767.41 - Custody and physical placement.
767.43 - Visitation rights of certain persons.
767.44 - Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills other parent.
767.451 - Revision of legal custody and physical placement orders.
767.461 - Revisions agreed to by stipulation.
767.471 - Enforcement of physical placement orders.
767.481 - Relocating a child's residence.
767.501 - Actions to compel support.
767.513 - Child health care expenses.
767.521 - Action by state for child support.
767.54 - Required exchange of financial information.
767.55 - Child support: employment-related orders.
767.553 - Annual adjustments in support orders.
767.57 - Maintenance, child support, and family support payments; fees.
767.58 - Notice of change of employer, address, and ability to pay; other information.
767.59 - Revision of support and maintenance orders.
767.63 - Disposed assets may be subject to division.
767.70 - Child support enforcement: notice and service of process.
767.71 - Reconciling percentage-expressed support orders.
767.73 - Delinquent child or family support; suspension of operating privilege.
767.75 - Assignment of income for payment obligations.
767.77 - Enforcement of payment obligations.
767.78 - Enforcement; contempt proceedings.
767.80 - Determination of paternity.
767.803 - Determination of marital children.
767.804 - Genetic test results.
767.805 - Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.
767.814 - Names on pleadings after paternity determined.
767.815 - Enlargement of time in a paternity proceeding.
767.82 - Paternity procedures.
767.84 - Genetic tests in paternity actions.
767.853 - Paternity hearings and records; confidentiality.
767.855 - Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest.
767.86 - Time of first appearance.
767.865 - Deceased respondent.
767.87 - Testimony and evidence relating to paternity.
767.88 - Pretrial paternity proceedings.
767.893 - Default and stipulated judgments.
767.895 - Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity.