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.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 769 - Uniform interstate family support act.

769.101 - Definitions.

769.102 - State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

769.103 - Remedies cumulative.

769.105 - Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

769.201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

769.202 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.

769.203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.

769.204 - Simultaneous proceedings.

769.205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.

769.206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

769.207 - Determination of controlling child support order.

769.208 - Child support orders for 2 or more obligees.

769.209 - Credit for payments.

769.210 - Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

769.211 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

769.301 - Proceedings under this chapter.

769.302 - Action by minor parent.

769.303 - Application of law of this state.

769.304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.

769.305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

769.306 - Inappropriate tribunal.

769.307 - Duties of support enforcement agency.

769.308 - Duty of attorney general.

769.309 - Private counsel.

769.31 - Duties of state information agency.

769.311 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.

769.312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.

769.313 - Costs and fees.

769.314 - Limited immunity of petitioner.

769.315 - Nonparentage as defense.

769.316 - Special rules of evidence and procedure.

769.317 - Communications between tribunals.

769.318 - Assistance with discovery.

769.319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.

769.401 - Petition to establish support order.

769.402 - Proceeding to determine parentage.

769.501 - Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.

769.502 - Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.

769.503 - Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders.

769.504 - Immunity from civil liability.

769.505 - Penalties for noncompliance.

769.506 - Contest by obligor.

769.507 - Administrative enforcement of orders.

769.601 - Registration of order for enforcement.

769.602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement.

769.603 - Effect of registration for enforcement.

769.604 - Choice of law.

769.605 - Notice of registration of order.

769.606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.

769.607 - Contest of registration or enforcement.

769.608 - Confirmed order.

769.609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.

769.61 - Effect of registration for modification.

769.611 - Modification of child support order of another state.

769.612 - Recognition of order modified in another state.

769.613 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

769.614 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.

769.615 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

769.616 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.

769.701 - Definitions.

769.702 - Applicability.

769.703 - Relationship of governmental entity to United States central authority.

769.704 - Initiation by department of support proceeding under convention.

769.705 - Direct request.

769.706 - Registration of convention support order.

769.707 - Contest of registered convention support order.

769.708 - Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.

769.709 - Partial enforcement.

769.710 - Foreign support agreement.

769.711 - Modification of convention child support order.

769.712 - Personal information; limit on use.

769.713 - Record in original language; English translation.

769.801 - Grounds for rendition.

769.802 - Conditions of rendition.

769.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

769.903 - Severability.